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Thimphu’s Memorial Chorten stream corridor set to be transformed into a safer, greener and more inclusive urban space

A new plan brings together flood management, ecological renewal and public space development to build the city reisilience in a changing climate.

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UNDP, GNH Centre sign new partnership

The agreenment establishes a formal framework to collaborate on Global GNH Forum, youth empowerment and conscious food systems

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Bhutan's latest national waste survey provides critical data needed for strengthening waste management

The National Waste Inventory Survey 2025 provides the strongest evidence yet of where the challenges lie and where action is most needed. The first such national waste inventory survey was done in 2019.

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Where is it safe to build?

A geotechnical study to guide safer urban growth in Phuentsholing, Bhutan’s largest commercial hub.

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Bhutan pilots an innovative care tool to strengthen care planning

Care Georeferencing Tool pilot in Thimphu will map care needs, existing services, accessibility gaps, and investment priorities

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Five new community projects to advance climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods

Community-led initiatives to advance climate resilience and enhance sustainable rural livelihoods across five districts.

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Putting people at the heart of justice

How Bhutan is making justice more accessible, inclusive, and people-centric.

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Thimphu upgrades its drainage system as climate risks rise

Three decades after a sewerage overhaul reshaped the capital, Thimphu is again digging deep and this time to build a climate-resilient drainage system designed to withstand heavier rains, reduce flooding and prepare the city for a hotter, wetter future.

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Call for Proposals: Community-Led Conservation under ICCA-GSI Phase II

Inviting project proposals for community-led conservation initiatives under Phase II of the Global Support Initiative for Territories and Areas Conserved by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (ICCA-GSI).

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Bhutan joins Nature for Health initiative

The Himalayan nation is one of six countries selected for Phase II of the Nature for Health initiative, funded by Germany’s International Climate Initiative.

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UNDP is the leading United Nations organisation dedicated to ending the injustices of poverty, inequality, and climate change. In Bhutan, UNDP has worked alongside the Royal Government and its people since 1973 to enhance development outcomes through innovation, digitalisation, development financing, partnerships, state-of-the-art global knowledge, and technical expertise.

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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