Nepal remained one of Asia’s most climate-vulnerable countries, with recurrent floods, landslides, droughts, and soil degradation severely affecting rural populations, deepening food insecurity, disrupting livelihoods, and damaging essential infrastructure. With over 20 per cent of the population living below the national poverty line and acute malnutrition particularly high in provinces like Lumbini and Madhesh, hunger and undernutrition remained major national challenges. Limited access to safely managed sanitation and rising climate pressures further compounded these vulnerabilities.

In 2025, Action Against Hunger focused on strengthening local systems and expanding equitable access to nutrition and wasting care, primary healthcare (including MHPSS support), climate-resilient WASH services, and sustainable livelihoods – all implemented through strong local partnerships and aligned with national priorities.

Across Nepal, we supported communities through work on FSL, climate resilience, and inclusive nutrition governance. Our livelihood initiatives helped households adapt to climate change through resilient agricultural practices, crop diversification, and the development of sustainable value chains that boost income, especially for women.

We also invested in evidence generation to strengthen prevention, early detection, and treatment of wasting, and worked to strengthen the capacity of CSOs and municipalities to coordinate and improve nutrition services – long-term initiatives that were complemented by rapid emergency responses delivering essential support to populations affected by recurrent climate-related shocks.