This chapter presents the results of the outcome analysis and an assessment of cross-cutting issues. The main factors that influenced UNDP’s performance and contributions to results are also described in this section. The assessment was based on an analysis of the correlation between project results, as well as their contribution to the expected outputs under each outcome and consequently to the overall outcome objectives.
2.1 Sustainable and inclusive economic growth CPD Outcome: By 2022, impoverished, especially economically vulnerable people have increased access to sustainable livelihoods, safe and decent employment, and income opportunities. RELATED OUTPUTS Output 1.1: Policy institutional and capacity development solutions lead to improved disaster and climate resilient livelihoods, productive employment and increased productivity in rural areas. Output 1.2: Municipalities adopt disaster- and climate-resilient urban policies that promote access to safe and decent employment and income opportunities for vulnerable groups. Output 1.3: Improved national capacities in planning monitoring financing and reporting on 2030 agenda.
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Inclusive economic growth has been a key pillar of Nepal’s 14th and 15th Plans. There has been a strong emphasis on localizing SDGs at all three levels of the government. The focus of UNDP’s work in inclusive economic growth during the current CPD (2018-2022) has been on creating enabling an environment for employment and livelihood opportunities by supporting capacity development initiaFIGURE 5. Evolution of budget & expenditure in tives at the federal and subnational (provincial outcome of sustainable and inclusive and local) levels. These initiatives have covered policy support, institutional development and economic growth (in USD millions) leveraging development financing in feasible $13.2 $14 areas. UNDP has also responded to the chal$12 lenges posed by earthquakes, floods and the $10.1 COVID-19 pandemic to jobs and livelihoods, $10 particularly for women, ethnic minorities and $8 $7.1 $6.0 other vulnerable groups. Leaving no one behind $7.4 $6 $6.6 $6.6 (LNOB) has been a prime motivation to promote $5.2 $4 inclusive economic growth consistent with $2 the SDGs. UNDP has actively engaged with the National Planning Commission and ministries of agriculture and livestock development; culture, tourism and civil aviation; education, science, and technology; energy, water resources and
CHAPTER 2. FINDINGS
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Note: Data for 2021 are up to December. In addition to the expenditure reported above, an additional US$600,000 has been committed to be spent in the year. Source: UNDP Atlas Project data, Power Bi, 9 December 2021
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