{"id":10781,"date":"2026-06-17T23:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/?p=10781"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:36:17","slug":"voices-from-the-sira-project-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/voices-from-the-sira-project-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices from the SIRA Project: Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the leaders and changemakers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/clareprogramme.org\/sira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA)<\/strong><\/span><\/a> project&#8217;s implementation in <strong>Nepal<\/strong>. Through their roles in local government, they are driving socially inclusive resilience. Read their perspectives below.<\/p>\n<p>SIRA is implemented under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clareprogramme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0funded by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-10767\" style=\"max-width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-110-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-10767 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"SIRA Voices: Nepal\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"500\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_10767\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_10767\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10768 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:42\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-1.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10768 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-1.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-1-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-1-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-1-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-1-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10769 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:42\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-2.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-2.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10769 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-2.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-2-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-2-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-2-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-2-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10770 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:43\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-3.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10770 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-3.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-3-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-3-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-3-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-3-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10771 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:43\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-4.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-4.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10771 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-4.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-4-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-4-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-4-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-4-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10772 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:43\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-5.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10772 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-5.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-5-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-5-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-5-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-5-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10773 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:43\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-6.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-6.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10773 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-6.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-6-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-6-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-6-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-6-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10774 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:43\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-7.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-7.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10774 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-7.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-7-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-7-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-7-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-7-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10775 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:44\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-8.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-8.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10775 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-8.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-8-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-8-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-8-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-8-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10776 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:44\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-9.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-9.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10776 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-9.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-9-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-9-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-9-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-9-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10777 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:44\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-10.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-10.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10777 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-10.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-10-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-10-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-10-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-10-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10778 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:44\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-11.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-11.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10778 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-11.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-11-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-11-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-11-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-11-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10779 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:44\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-12.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-12.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10779 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-12.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-12-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-12-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-12-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-12-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10780 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-06-17 22:58:45\" data-filename=\"SIRA-Nepal-13.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-13.jpg\" class=\"slider-10767 slide-10780 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"SIRA Nepal 13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-13.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-13-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-13-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-13-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SIRA-Nepal-13-958x1232.jpg 958w\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the leaders and changemakers from the Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA) project&#8217;s implementation in Nepal. Through their roles in local government, they are driving socially inclusive resilience. Read their perspectives below. SIRA is implemented under the\u00a0Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme\u00a0funded by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,51],"tags":[3193,3358,3355,3352,406,3351,3349,966,3354,3350,2719,3353,3199,3357,3348,3356,2679,2680,596,2066],"class_list":["post-10781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-news","category-news","tag-asia-climate-action","tag-asia-pacific-resilience","tag-bangladesh-climate-resilience","tag-city-resilience-leaders","tag-climate-adaptation","tag-community-changemakers","tag-inclusive-climate-resilience","tag-inclusive-development","tag-indonesia-climate-resilience","tag-local-government-leaders","tag-local-government-sustainability","tag-nepal-climate-resilience","tag-philippines-climate-resilience","tag-resilience-building","tag-sira-leaders-for-inclusive-resilience","tag-sira-participants","tag-sira-project","tag-socially-inclusive-resilience","tag-sustainable-development","tag-urban-resilience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10781"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10785,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781\/revisions\/10785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icleiseas.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}