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Flood RiskFlood Risk--ManagementManagementand Water Resources and Water Resources

StrategyStrategy--Formulation in NepalFormulation in Nepal

RameshRamesh VaidyaVaidya

Geographical Regions of NepalGeographical Regions of Nepal

National IWRM PlanNational IWRM Plan

•• Describes the current way in which water resources Describes the current way in which water resources development and management decisions are made and development and management decisions are made and actions taken.actions taken.

•• Outlines where the country wants to be in the future in Outlines where the country wants to be in the future in terms of decisions made and actions taken to solve terms of decisions made and actions taken to solve problems.problems.

•• Maps up how it plans to move from where it is now to Maps up how it plans to move from where it is now to where it wants to go, with milestones and time frameswhere it wants to go, with milestones and time frames

(GWP(GWP, IWRM Guidance, February 2004), IWRM Guidance, February 2004)

Nepal Water Resources StrategyNepal Water Resources Strategy(approved by the Cabinet on January 9, 2002)(approved by the Cabinet on January 9, 2002)

•• Project: Water Resources Strategy Formulation ProjectProject: Water Resources Strategy Formulation Project•• Identification and analysis of issues (Phase I: 1995Identification and analysis of issues (Phase I: 1995--1996)1996)•• Formulation of strategy options and a preferred strategy Formulation of strategy options and a preferred strategy

(Phase II: 1999(Phase II: 1999--2001)2001)•• Preparation of an actionPreparation of an action--plan to implement the strategy plan to implement the strategy

(Phase III: 2002(Phase III: 2002--2004)2004)•• Financial resources:Financial resources:

His MajestyHis Majesty’’s Government of Nepals Government of NepalJapan Grant Fund of the World Bank Japan Grant Fund of the World Bank CIDA grant of CanadaCIDA grant of CanadaThe World BankThe World Bank’’s NISP credit s NISP credit

Nepal Water Resources StrategyNepal Water Resources Strategy

•• Professional inputs:Professional inputs:

Nepalese professionals supported by consultants and experts fromNepalese professionals supported by consultants and experts from the the U.S., Canada and the World BankU.S., Canada and the World Bank

•• Participatory process:Participatory process:

1997:: National workshop on Phase I draft reportNational workshop on Phase I draft report1999:1999: National workshop to solicit comments on Phase II proposalNational workshop to solicit comments on Phase II proposal2000:2000: Regional workshops on Phase II draft report (Eastern, Central,Regional workshops on Phase II draft report (Eastern, Central,MidMid--Western and Western regions) Western and Western regions) 2001:2001: National workshop on the draft WRS document (draft National workshop on the draft WRS document (draft circulated to 400 stakeholders)circulated to 400 stakeholders)

Strategic Outputs

Security Users MechanismsDisaster Disaster

ManagementManagementWater SupplyWater Supply Information Information

SystemsSystemsIrrigationIrrigation Policy & LegalPolicy & Legal

EnvironmentEnvironment HydropowerHydropower Regional Regional CooperationCooperation

Other Economic Other Economic ActivitiesActivities

Institutional Institutional MechanismsMechanisms

Strategic Outputs: SecurityGOAL To improve the living conditions of the Nepali people

significantly in a sustainable mannerTIME

FRAME55-- Year StrategyYear Strategy 1515-- Year StrategyYear Strategy 2525-- Year StrategyYear Strategy

Disaster Management

To enhance institutional capabilities to manage water-induced disasters.

To adopt effective To adopt effective measures to manage measures to manage waterwater--induced induced disasters and to disasters and to mitigate their adverse mitigate their adverse effects.effects.

To make water-induced disaster management systems effective and functional.

Environment To strengthen institutions for watershed management and ecosystem protection.

To implement full To implement full scale watershed scale watershed management and management and aquatic ecosystem aquatic ecosystem activities.activities.

To make water-sheds and aquatic ecosystems sustainable.

Proposed Institutional Mechanism

National Water Resources

Development Council (NWRDC)

Water and Energy Commission

(WEC)

NWRDC & WEC Secretariat

NPC

MOLD

MOFA MOS&T MOPP&W

MOCT&CA MOWR MOA&C

MOIC&S MOF&SC

MOH MOF MOPE

Departments

Regional Offices

District Offices

Chief District

Officer

Local Development

Officer

River Basin Committees

District Water Resources

Committee

District Development

Committee

Municipality/Village Development

Committee

WU/WUSC/WUG/FUG

River Basin

Committee

Secretariat

Direct line of authority

Line of advice and/or supervision

Proposed Institutions

FUG Forest Users’ Group MOLD Ministry of Local Development

MOA&C Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives MOPE Ministry of Population and Environment

MOCT&CA Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation MOPP&W Ministry of Physical Planning and Works

MOF Ministry of Finance MOS&T Ministry of Science and Technology

MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MOWR Ministry of Water Resources

MOF&SC Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation NPC National Planning Commission

MOH Ministry of Home WUA Water Users’ Association

MOIC&S Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply WUG Water Users’ Group

MOL&J Ministry of Law and Justice WUSC Water Users’ and Sanitation Committee