The Political Economy of Climate Change Governance in the Himalayan Region of Asia : A Case Study of Nepal

This paper explores the relationships between the impact of climate change and the environmental governance of Himalayan Region of the Asia. The governance of adaptation programmes and strategies, the trends of aid interventions, aid effectiveness, and the power relations of donors and recipients of adaptation funds in climate change regime are analyzed through political economy perspectives. The Paper assesses the roles of institutions, structures and different actors of climate change governance through the analytical discourse of regional environmental governance. The analytical discourse is presented in the light of common environmental challenges of the Himalayan region based on the conceptual foundations of resilient regions. The analysis concludes that a new institutional setting at the regional level, representing the special eco-regions, and at the local level, promoting the indigenous knowledge and value systems, is required for facilitating sustainable responses to the environmental challenges of the Himalayan region