In this video, Saha Dev Thapa, District Planning Officer in Wangdhue Phodrang District, recounts the local peoples' perceptions on climate change and some of the challenges faced by the District office in trying to combat climate change in Bhutan, through the LoCAL programme.
The LoCAL Programme aims to promote climate change resilient communities by increasing financing for and investment in Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) at the local level in least developed countries, thereby contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly the specific goals of poverty reduction (MDG1) and environmental sustainability (MDG7). It does this by reinforcing local government financial delivery systems, with Performance Based Climate Resilient Grants.