AUTHORS:
CPI (lead): Debal Mitra, Manika Gupta, and Shiven Trivedi
FA-N (contributing): Meena Bohara and Kamal Prasad Bhandari
SIAS (contributing): Gyanu Maskey, Sushant Acharya, and Sajjan Regmi
Type: Research Report
Published online: January 22, 2026
This brief explores the role of WLEs in Nepal’s agriculture and forestry sectors and the barriers they face in accessing finance. It is based on a primary study led by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) with ForestAction-Nepal (FA-N) and the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS), and insights from enterprises, financial institutions, and development partners.