UNDP Bhutan

UNDP Bhutan Partnering for Sustainable Development in Bhutan since 1973 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Learn more at www.bt.undp.org.

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end poverty, inequality, and climate change. UNDP Bhutan is part of the 170-country network, helping to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet.

๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ The Department of Infrastructure Develo...
24/09/2026

๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

The Department of Infrastructure Development (DoID), Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, UNDP Bhutan, and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) partnered to strengthen the capacity of 76 engineers, architects and urban planners from all 20 Dzongkhags and 4 Thromdes.

Held in Thimphu across two cohorts under the Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Project (DRIP), the training focused on integrating multi-hazard resilience and Nature-Based Solutions into infrastructure planning and design.

A key feature was the cascade-learning approach, with Bhutanese master trainers who recently completed a Training of Trainers programme in Christchurch, New Zealand, bringing international practices on seismic and urban flood resilience back to Bhutan and contextualizing them for local conditions.

The training covered seismic and flood resilience, hazard-informed design, Nature-Based Solutions, water governance and sustainable financing. With technical professionals from across the country equipped with practical tools and shared approaches, the initiative lays the foundation for further capacity building and stronger disaster-resilient infrastructure across Bhutan.

17/09/2026

Last International Youth Day, we asked young people a question: What do you know about zoonotic diseases, and how do you think they affect us?

Bhutan is one of six countries selected for the Phase II, funded by โ€™s International Climate Initiative (IKI).

The initiative focuses on preventing zoonotic disease spillovers and future pandemics before they reach humans by addressing their environmental and upstream causes.

Our conversations with young people showed that awareness of zoonotic diseases is not yet as widespread as we would hope. This is where the One Health approach becomes important, recognizing that the health of people, animals and the environment are deeply connected.
is currently in its Scoping phase in Bhutan, where UNDP and government partners are consulting and deliberating with stakeholders to better understand the risks and identify practical ways forward.

The next step is to turn these conversations into action, strengthening awareness, collaboration and prevention so that zoonotic diseases can be addressed before they become a threat to human health.

Read more
https://www.undp.org/bhutan/news/bhutan-joins-nature-health-initiative-help-prevent-future-pandemics

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃWeโ€™re seeking:๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ปNational Consultantโ‰๏ธDevelopment of a proposal and roadmap to enhance the care economy๐Ÿ—“๏ธ โณClosin...
17/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃWeโ€™re seeking:
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ปNational Consultant
โ‰๏ธDevelopment of a proposal and roadmap to enhance the care economy
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ โณClosing Date: 24 Sept 2026
โ›“๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’ฅApply now: https://go.undp.org/NM3

๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉUNDP Bhutan, through the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BIL), partnered with the...
15/09/2026

๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ

UNDP Bhutan, through the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BIL), partnered with the Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority (GMCA), Fourth Sector Group Bhutan and Pelsung to support the Ecosystem Design and Strategic Planning Workshop.

Convened by GMCA, the workshop brought together institutions from across Bhutan to map their current contributions to the emerging for-benefit ecosystem, identify gaps and opportunities, and define practical priorities and initiatives for the year ahead.

As the lead facilitator, BIL guided the plenary and interactive sessions, helping participants move from understanding the current ecosystem to identifying concrete institutional actions, areas for collaboration and opportunities for collective support.

The workshop reflects the growing partnership between UNDP and Gelephu Mindfulness City to explore new approaches to development that bring together economic opportunity, innovation, sustainability and human well-being.

UNDP will continue to support partnerships and platforms that bring institutions together to diagnose complex challenges, co-create solutions and translate ideas into action while helping strengthen an ecosystem where enterprises can create both economic value and positive social and environmental impact.

The focus is now on turning institutional commitments into collective action.

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃWeโ€™re seeking:๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ปInternational Consulting Firm โ‰๏ธAssessment of Cleaner Technologies, Technology Transformative Pa...
14/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃWeโ€™re seeking:
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ปInternational Consulting Firm
โ‰๏ธAssessment of Cleaner Technologies, Technology Transformative Pathways
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ โณClosing Date: 27 Sept 2026
โ›“๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’ฅApply now: https://go.undp.org/Npf

11/09/2026

Join Passang Dorji Tamang in Gelephu and Kamal Bdr. Mongar in Paro as they take us through their daily rounds collecting waste and helping keep their towns clean.

They each drive one of six waste compactor trucks provided to Gelephu and Paro municipalities by UNDP, with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation.

By improving waste collection services, increasing collection frequency and reducing manual labour, the trucks are supporting cleaner towns and helping advance Bhutanโ€™s circular economy.

The waste compactor trucks, three each for the two municipalities, enhancing the municipalitiesโ€™ existing fleets, were supported under the project, "Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions on Plastics in South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific" implemented by UNDP in partnership with Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Royal Government of Bhutan.




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Bhutan's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) sets out an ambitious vision for a low-emission and climate-...
10/09/2026

Bhutan's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) sets out an ambitious vision for a low-emission and climate-resilient future.

Translating climate commitments into results will require the right technologies, stronger investment pathways, and innovative financing solutions.

To support this effort, more than 80 stakeholders from across government, the private sector, civil society, academia, and development partners are helping shape Bhutan's updated Technology Needs Assessment, Resource Mobilization Plan, and financing mechanisms and models.

Together, these efforts will help unlock the technologies, partnerships, and investments needed to attract investment, scale climate solutions, and deliver lasting impact across sectors.

From dialogue to action: The first Global Conscious Food Systems Summit in ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น sets global action agenda for conscious ...
09/09/2026

From dialogue to action: The first Global Conscious Food Systems Summit in ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น sets global action agenda for conscious food systems.

The summit closed with a new global Framework and a shared commitment to turn values, mindset shifts and relationships into concrete action for better food systems.

Nearly 400 participants from 65 countries left Bhutan with renewed momentum to put consciousness at the heart of food systems transformation: https://www.undp.org/bhutan/news/bhutan-food-systems-summit-puts-consciousness-global-policy-map

08/09/2026

Pelsung Launches Human-Tiger Innovation Challenge.

Organised with UNDP and the Tiger Landscapes Investment Facility, we invite all Pelsups to join the Tiger Innovation Challenge. Learn from experts, visit communities and pitch your ideas to win prizes and a chance to set up enterprises that contribute to tiger conservation while improving livelihoods and conservation sustainability.

Registration Link : https://forms.gle/uppgohdbXcttzMTo9

๐Ÿ”Ÿ days to go!Bhutan is all set to host the first-ever Global Conscious Food Systems Summit from 31 August to 4 September...
21/08/2026

๐Ÿ”Ÿ days to go!

Bhutan is all set to host the first-ever Global Conscious Food Systems Summit from 31 August to 4 September 2026, in Paro.

Hosted by the Royal Government of Bhutan, together with UNDP and the Conscious Food Systems Alliance, this landmark gathering will bring global leaders, thinkers, and practitioners to Bhutan to advance a new paradigm for food systems transformationโ€”one that recognizes culture, values, spirituality, happiness, and inner development as powerful catalysts for systemic change.

Together, we will explore how food can nourish not only people and planet, but also more mindful, sustainable ways of living.

Learn more: https://www.consciousfoodsummit.com

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