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		<title>Nepal’s appetite for creating resilient businesses lies in embracing an entrepreneur’s ecosystem</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Krishna Dhakal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nepal’s rich natural resources offer huge potential for new businesses, but gaps in policy, infrastructure, and market access limit growth. ICIMOD is partnering with government and private sectors to strengthen Nepal’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, focusing on Madhesh Province through incubation centres. These efforts aim to foster green, inclusive, and resilient startups that can drive economic transformation.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In southern Nepal, 13 municipalities unite to fund Community-Based Flood Early Warning System</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shailendra Shakya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 03:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In May 2024, ICIMOD brokered a cooperative agreement between at-risk municipalities to setup a basket fund for an early warning system.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The vital role of green entrepreneurship in driving Nepal&#039;s industrial strategy - Startup Nation 2030</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Izabella Koziell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This speech by Izabella Koziell at the 3rd National Conference "Startup Nation 2030" highlights the vital role of green entrepreneurship in driving Nepal's industrial strategy. It underscores ICIMOD's commitment to fostering innovation, building capacity, and supporting sustainable startups that will lead Nepal into the fourth industrial revolution.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Building inclusive disaster resilience: ensuring no-one is left behind</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vuyasi Rajbhandari]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Viewing disaster risk reduction through a GEDSI lens: actions and tools to make DRR accessible and inclusive to all]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The communities harnessing nature to shield themselves from rising risks in the Koshi River Basin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Serena Amatya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 11:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As global temperatures rise, hazards are increasing in south-central Nepal. A series of community-led projects supported by ICIMOD and the Government of Australia are helping communities adapt.]]></description>
		
		
		
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