Ongoing Projects
Project Name and Period
2020 – 2025
Implementing Partner
Client
Using a political settlement approach to examine Nepal’s federal transition, this joint undertaking between SoAS and PEI aims to generate evidence and knowledge on federalism and its impact on economic transformation and inclusive development. Though embedded local researchers in Province 2, Lumbini, and Karnali, SOAS and PEI are tracking decision-making processes at the local, provincial, and federal governments. The project will also test an evidence-based approach for adaptive programming and portfolio-wide learning with FCDO in Nepal.
Publications
Project Name and Period
Horizons Dialogue Series
2024 – 2025
Implementing Partner
Client
“The Horizons Dialogue Series: Charting Nepal’s Path in Changing World” is platform intended to build a shared understanding of the complex development challenges facing
Nepal over the coming decade.
Project Name and Period
Clean Energy, Rural Households, and Climate Change
2024 – 2026
Client
PEI is conducting a two-year research project under the SANDEE grant, titled “Improved Access to Clean Energy and its Impact on Climate Change Vulnerability for Rural Households in Nepal.” This study aims to estimate the effects of increased access to clean energy on the climate change vulnerability of rural households in Nepal. Emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach with a strong economic focus, the project seeks to understand the interplay between energy access and climate resilience. The research will contribute valuable insights into sustainable development and environmental policy in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
Recently Completed
Project Name and Period
2021 – 2024
Client
PEI is co-facilitating the policy reform implementation under the Nepal Market Development Program (NAMDP) Phase II. NAMDP Phase II will support Federal, Provincial and Local Governments in their efforts to address regulatory bottlenecks related to existing, or not yet existing, policies, standards, rules, and regulations based on hands-on experience and evidence. The project works directly with the private sector to support agriculture and non-agriculture service provision and agriculture-led growth. In close collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), NAMDP Phase II aims to contribute to Outcome 3 in policy reform through evidence-based public-private dialogue, advocacy, studies, and technical facilitation with Federal and Provincial Governments
Project Name and Period
Sep 2020 – Apr 2024
Implementing Partner
Client
This was an in-depth study on the modalities and motivations of bilateral investments in Nepal’s infrastructure sector. As part of the research, PEI was involved in public and policy outreach to disseminate the research findings and knowledge. Similarly, PEI engaged with policymakers, the media, and civil society to discuss and formulate informed recommendations for government action on bilateral assistance for infrastructure development. Additionally, PEI partnered with the Society of Economic Journalists – Nepal and the Society of Infrastructure Journalists – Nepal to award Media Fellowships to 10 journalists to produce articles on infrastructure diplomacy and shape public opinion.