Role of forest on climate change adaptation

The objectives of the study are: Identify how forest ecosystems support enhancement of adaptive capacity of local communities; Analyze win-win roles of forests for climate change mitigation and adaptation (using multi-criteria analysis); Analyze policy gaps in Nepal to bring forests in the forefront of climate change adaptation while enhancing mitigation performance; and Recommend policy framework to integrate adaptation roles of forest to mitigation function (how REDD+ and NAPA go together).