General Meeting on 3 and 4 October 2020 in Brousse (63)
General information on Nepal and Rapcha
Due to the health crisis, the trips scheduled for 2020 have been cancelled. This has deprived the association of elements of observation, understanding or verification of this field mission that could have informed our decisions.
There is a climate of uncertainty in Nepal, which has repercussions on development and sponsorship policies. Economic and social life is very disrupted. The political situation is currently stable.
: Nepal: 84,000 cases of Covid and 500 deaths to date. Tourism has collapsed. Nepalese who had emigrated to India were chased back to Nepal and not welcomed because they were likely to carry the virus. Rapcha is isolated and, for the time being, unaffected, and does not want to receive visitors from outside.
The pandemic has revealed Nepal’s dependence on India, particularly in terms of agriculture. There is a growing desire to revitalise local agriculture.
–Climate crisis: very heavy monsoon, resulting in landslides and crop damage.
