Lalitpur · Nepal
Amrit Devkota
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, IDEAS International
“Navigating climate, development & social justice — with an eye on geopolitics and diplomacy.”
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“Navigating climate, development & social justice — with an eye on geopolitics and diplomacy.”
Amrit Devkota is a Nepali development cooperation professional with more than a decade of experience in international cooperation, government and institutional engagement, regional programme leadership and multilateral representation across Nepal, Asia and globally.
He has held senior responsibilities with the Asia Regional Office of Save the Children International in Singapore and with Terre des Hommes Germany's South Asia Regional Office — including regional leadership of a programme expanded to 24 countries and management of a Nepal country portfolio exceeding €10 million. He currently leads IDEAS International, a policy research and technical advisory organisation, as its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
His work has taken Nepal's priorities to global platforms — COP29 in Baku, the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha and the FAO World Food Forum in Rome. With postgraduate training in political science (international relations) and environmental science (climate change), he works at the meeting point of climate and environmental diplomacy, development cooperation and public engagement.
Founded and leads a policy research and technical advisory organisation serving civil society, youth networks, government institutions and private clients. Assignments include youth policy revision, a Climate Smart Education manual, flood impact assessment advisory and environmental research and feasibility studies for tourism and hospitality clients.
Team Leader for a Child Rights Situation Analysis commissioned by KNH Germany — assessment design, data collection, analysis and reporting, with training design, mentoring and technical backstopping to KNH Germany's eight partner NGOs.
Led the expansion of the My Forest Child initiative from four countries to 24 across Asia, Africa and Latin America, managing a portfolio of about €2 million over two years. Developed global funding proposals, supported a GEF partnership and represented Save the Children International at COP29.
Second-ranked country-level leader. Managed a portfolio exceeding €10 million, including BMZ-funded multi-country programmes on child rights, youth leadership, climate resilience and sustainable development. Led the national My Planet My Rights campaign and received the TDH Germany South Asia Best Performance Award (2019).
Contributed to the National Youth Policy and the National Youth Vision 2025, and supported youth parliament training, SDG localisation and coordination among government institutions, youth networks and civil society.
Led national campaigns on child rights, environmental justice and disaster issues, including the Youth in Black Cap and Green Flag movements, and engaged parliamentarians and Constituent Assembly committees during Nepal's constitution-making process.
Climate finance, ethical carbon initiatives, ecosystem restoration and clean-cooking feasibility — with engagement of GEF-linked partners and the GCF, and participation in COP29.
Portfolio and programme leadership across bilateral and multilateral cooperation, resource mobilisation with institutional and corporate donors, and partnership-building with embassies and development partners.
Community-based eco-tourism and sustainable livelihoods programmes, and environmental research, feasibility studies and assessments for tourism and hospitality enterprises.
National Youth Policy and Youth Vision 2025, the Climate Smart Education manual, life-skills and training-of-trainers programmes, and visiting faculty and research supervision roles.
Government delegations, UN processes and international platforms — communicating national priorities with discretion and cultural sensitivity.
Working awareness of tourism–enterprise linkages, private-sector partnership and feasibility work, and of safe migration, worker welfare and consular protection.
Languages: Nepali (native) · English (fluent) · Hindi (fluent)
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