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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of UNDP. PEI Nepal Brief The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) in Nepal will support poverty reduction and inclusive development by integrating pro-poor climate and environmental concerns into development planning and economic decision-making. The PEI is not designed as a stand-alone project as such, but rather it aims to provide a programmatic framework for targeted support to national and local planning, budgetary and economic decision-making processes through ongoing UNDP-supported programmes, in particular, Strengthening Planning and Monitoring Capacity of NPC (SPMC-NPC) and the Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP). At the national level, the PEI will help strengthen the NPC’s capacity to integrate pro-poor climate and environment concerns in the national planning, budgeting and monitoring processes. Similarly, at the local government level, it will provide technical support to the Ministry of Local Development (MoLD), and select District Development Committees (DDCs) and Village Development Committees (VDCs) to integrate pro-poor climate and environment priorities into local planning and budgeting processes with a particular focus on rural infrastructure. The proposed timeframe for PEI in Nepal is 35 months fro