Greening the growth in Nepal and Bangladesh while achieving LDC graduation

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis has been particularly devastating for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Nepal and Bangladesh, two LDCs set to graduate out of their LDC status in 2026, may now be forced to focus much more sharply on an economy-oriented approach to achieve their imminent graduation. Environmental concerns, though widely recognised, are in danger of being sidelined. Bishal Baniya, however, suggests measures that will allow policymakers to keep greening the development efforts as they work towards their graduation targets.