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ForewordThe Sustainable Community DevelopmentProgramme (SCDP), a joint programme ofthe National Planning Commission (NPC)and the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP), is pleased to bring outthis publication - "Reflections on Nepal Capacity21 Initiative: Achievements and LessonsLearned". SCDP has been in operationfor the last seven years. Geographically, itcovers six districts of Nepal.The concept of sustainable development isnot new to Nepal. It was integrated into ourdevelopment planning in the Sixth Plan(1982-87) and was further translated intoactions since 1992, the beginning of theEighth Plan, and the landmark year whenthe 'United Nations Conference on Environmentand Development' was held.Sustainable development is meeting people'sneeds and aspirations over time and spacewithout depleting natural resources reservesand environment. It is about enabling peopleto plan, implement and manage their developmentin such a way that any unsustainableactions are identified and corrected locallythrough people's own initiatives. SCDPhas truly embraced this concept.This report highlights the roles and achievementsof community-based organisations inplanning and managing local developmentin partnerships withlocal bodies andother related stakeholders.It describesboth the processesand approaches ofsustainable developmentas embracedby SCDP and illustrates how social mobilizationcan prove to be an effective tool toachieve the goal of sustainable development.The conservation and developmentinitiatives tested at the local level have beeninstrumental in the formulation of nationallevel sustainable development agenda, mostnotably, the recently launched SustainableDevelopment Agenda for Nepal (SDAN)which is an umbrella policy document toguide national level development plans andpolicies up to 2017.The lessons learned from past seven years'experience in implementation of SCDP provideinsights into community-based processof sustainable development. I believe thatthese lessons will be equally useful to otherdevelopment agencies in making developmentmore fruitful and sustainable at thelocal level. A common challenge facing allof us is to adapt and scale up such grassrootsinitiatives in other parts of the country tosecure sustainable livelihood of Nepalipeople.viiHari Krishna Upadhyaya, Ph.D.Member, National Planning Commission, andChairperson, SCDP Executive Committee
;fd'bflos lbuf] ljsf; sfo{qmdSustainable Community Development Programme(NEP / 99 / G81 & NEP / 99 / 019)PrefaceH.B. GurungG.P. SharmaThe Sustainable Community DevelopmentProgramme (SCDP) has completed its seven-year journey working with the people ofsix districts- Surkhet, Kailali, Dang, Humla,Myagdi and Okhaldhunga. It is the finalyear of its operation and this publicationserves as a reflection of SCDP's achievementsand lessons learned over a period of sevenyears. This document goes beyond theProgramme terminal report that often highlightswhat have been achieved or whathave not been achieved. It is an impact-orientedevaluative report that also examineswhat activities have been undertaken andhow they were implemented. The reportaims to provide insights on the achievementsof the SCDP to inform our stakeholdersat local, national and internationallevel. It analyses how we have made impactson the lives of people through our commonefforts and where we need to improve.This document addresses the three pillars ofsustainable development- social development,economic development, and environment andnatural resources management. Capacitybuilding for all three pillars of sustainabledevelopment has been discussed to promoteand ensure sustainability in terms of socialequity, economic growth, and environmentand natural resources management at thecommunity level. Local development initiativeslike SCDP have been a platform in policyformulation especially the formulation of SustainableDevelopment Agenda for Nepal(SDAN). The institutionalisation of the Community-basedOrganisations are in progressand the District Development Committeesand Support Organisations will take the leadrole to ensure their institutional sustainabilityin the long run.SCDP has learned a great deal and a numberof lessons. They are discussed in an analyticalmanner in this report. The lessonslearned from project design to planning,implementation, monitoring and evaluationwill provide insights to the local initiativesand an opportunity for others workingor contemplating on working in similarproject elsewhere to reflect on its performance.SCDP has been successful to integratethe community-based sustainable developmentapproaches and processes in locallevel development planning by the localbodies and civil society engaged in sustainabledevelopment. Seven years' time is certainlynot a long period to sow, grow andnurture community-based sustainable developmentbut SCDP as a pilot programmehas demonstrated a clear path to achievesustainable development.ixHum Bahadur GurungNational Programme ManagerGyan Prasad SharmaUnder Secretary, NPC and NPD/SCDP
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6POLICIES ANDSTRATEGIES
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At the district and national levels
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VDCs did not possess the conceptual
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7LESSONS LEARNEDAND CONCLUSIONS
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Development projects need adaptive
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ANNEXES
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Annex II: Training on Environment a
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Annex V: Training and Capacity buil
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ANNEX VII: Programme Implementation
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