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Reviving dying lakes

Lhayul community in Bhutan's Sarpang district brings back to life dead twin lakes in their village

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Bhutan steps up electric drive

A fleet of 16 new electric vehicles (EVs) hit the roads in Bhutan as the country gears towards zero-emission mobility by 2050.

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Women who stayed back to fight water crisis

Water crisis is a women’s crisis. The women of Chubjekha in Paro bear testimony to that. Acute shortage of water forced many in this remote village to leave but a group of women stayed back and worked to bring water to their community.

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A new Construction Management System for Bhutan

The new cloud-based system seeks to transform the country's construction industry.

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Identifying future skills needs in agriculture, creative and digital sectors

A new workforce futures report by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources and UNDP today explores skills needs in the creative, agriculture and digital sectors in the next five, 10 and 15 years.

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New UNDP Bhutan Resident Representative presents credentials to Foreign Minister

Mr. Mohammad Younus is the new Resident Representative of UNDP Bhutan.

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Powering up a remote community

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Ushering in an era of new possibilities

Aja Ney- one of the last two communities in Bhutan without electricity- is finally connected with solar power. Taking power to this remote community was no easy feat. See how the government, UNDP and partners joined forces to make the impossible possible.

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Averting a ‘Tsunami in the Sky’

The glaciers in Bhutan are melting fast as temperatures rise, raising water levels of glacial lakes and magnifying the risk of outburst floods.

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Achieving the impossible

Preventing glacial lake outburst floods in the Third Pole, a look at action in Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan

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A new irrigation system provides much-needed steady supply of water to farming communities

The 13.5-kilometer irrigation scheme in Jimithang village will ensure uninterrupted access to water for farmers in 12 villages.

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Ten-Drel, an online platform to enhance citizen engagement in decision making

The local digital platform aims to link citizens with the Parliament and place citizens’ voices at the center of public decision making.

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Taxes for a better future

An advocacy campaign aimed at enhancing citizen engagement in taxation

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What we do

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality and climate change. In Bhutan, UNDP has been working with the Royal Government and its people since 1973 to scale up development results through innovation, digitalization, development financing, partnerships, cutting-edge global knowledge, and technical expertise.

Why learning from the future is a step towards strengthening post COVID-19 recovery?

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The Whats, The Whys and The Hows of strategic foresight.

Could we have been better prepared for what we experienced in the past few years? The world continues to face complex and intersecting crises – including the Covid-19 pandemic, climate crisis, social and political upheaval, war, poverty, and the digital divide. The socio-economic consequences of these layered and interconnected global challenges are impacting our present and future in profound ways, spreading far and wide, often hitting vulnerable groups the hardest.

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The digital COVID vaccine system in Bhutan that ensures no one is left behind

The Bhutan Vaccine System, a innovative digital system, registers, tracks and manages COVID vaccine beneficiaries among others.

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Flattening youth unemployment curve in Bhutan

A new report by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources and UNDP argues that business as usual won’t cut it and presents a portfolio of integrated solutions to tackle youth unemployment.

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UNDP presents His Majesty the King of Bhutan a Special Award of recognition

The UN Development Programme presents a Special Recognition Award to His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, of Bhutan, for his leadership in advancing human development and the wellbeing of Bhutanese people.

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His Majesty confers Druk Thuksey Medal to UN Bhutan

His Majesty The King conferred the Druk Thuksey (Heart Son of Bhutan) medal to UN Bhutan during the 114th National Day celebrations at Tashichhodzong on 17 December 2021.

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Bhutan's first grid-tied solar power plant

The 180kW grid-tied ground mounted solar photo-voltaic power plant marks the start of Bhutan’s investment in grid-tied solar energy as a viable alternative energy source in the face of soaring domestic demand and climate change.

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Is legal aid service a luxury or a necessity?

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Reflections on the World Day for International Justice

To many, the idea of legal aid might seem like something of a luxury; to others, it might come across as impractical that the state should spend public resources on helping ‘criminals’ and the most vulnerable. However, experience from around the globe suggests that legal aid is indispensable to our constitutional right to a fair trial, and it also helps make legal processes move faster and more efficiently, thereby saving valuable court time and resources.

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Our Impact

2816

Hectares

of agriculture land brought under sustainable land management practices, benefitting 100,000+ farmers.

93

Percent

of eligible population vaccinated against COVID-19 with Bhutan Vaccine System supported by UNDP helping ensure smooth and efficient roll out of vaccines.

127072

Farmers

are equipped with climate-resilient farming skills, techniques and infrastructure to tackle poverty.

10

Irrigation

schemes with climate-resilient features built to irrigate 2000 acres of agricultural land, benefiting almost thousands of farmers across 10 districts.

162500

Hectares

of forest brought under sustainable forest management practices.

20

Percent

of pregnant women in rural Bhutan have access to quality prenatal care.

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