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Technical ReportsAssessment of Water Resources Management & Freshwater Biodiversity in Nepal
To conduct country-level water resources management (WRM) and freshwater biodiversity (FWB) analyses for Nepal in order to inform the desig...
George F. Taylor II, Mark R. Weinhold, Susan B. Adams, Nawa Raj Khatiwada, Tara Nidhi Bhattarai and Sona Shakya download -
Technical ReportsFish Sanctuary Delineation Protocol: Riverscape Level Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal
Considering the threats to river ecosystems, aquatic biodiversity, and to strengthen human and ecological resilience of the communities, esp...
Deep Narayan Shah, Ramji Bogati, Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari, Bhumika Sunuwar, Kedar Rijal, and Dinesh Raj Bhuju download -
Technical ReportsProposal for Fish Sanctuary Declaration
the proposal aims to facilitate the establishment of a fish sanctuary focusing on the conservation of keystone species like Mahseer (Tor pu...
Ramji Bogati, Deep Narayan Shah, Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari, Bhumika Sunuwar, Kedar Rijal, and Dinesh Raj Bhuju download -
Technical ReportsWater Commons and Transboundary Rivers
Fresh water is essential for the survival of the humans and their well-being. Its availability and distribution in adequate quantity and qua...
Anustha Shrestha and Sristi Silwal download -
Technical ReportsWater Commons and Transboundary Rivers
Fresh water is essential for the survival of the humans and their well-being. Its availability and distribution in adequate quantity and qua...
Anustha Shrestha and Sristi Silwal download -
Technical ReportsNATIONAL RAMSAR STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN, NEPAL (2018-2024)
National Ramsar Strategy and Action Plan (2018-2024) covers the background of wetlands including Ramsar sites management practices in Nepal;...
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Technical ReportsHigh Altitude Wetlands of Nepal
All the HAWs designated as Ramsar sites are located within national park bound-aries and hence protected under various national acts within ...
Lalit Kumar and Pramod Lamsal download -
Technical ReportsBasin Water Allocation Planning: Principles, Procedures and Approaches for Basin Allocation Planning
As water scarcity has increased globally, water allocation plans and agreements have taken on increasing significance in resolving internati...
Robert Speed, Li Yuanyuan, Tom Le Quesne, Guy Pegram, Zhou Zhiwei download -
Technical ReportsSEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE RIVERS OF NEPAL
This report aims to explore available data as a basis for better modeling spatial patterns of sediment origins and sediment transport in the...
RAFAEL SCHMIDTT download -
Technical ReportsImproving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
While water resources for ecosystems are becoming scarcer, the increase of extreme climate-related events such as landslides and floods thre...
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Technical ReportsWater Resources of Nepal in the context of Climate Change
Water and its availability and quality will be the main pressures on, and issues for, societies and the environment under climate change. “...
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Technical ReportsHydropower Development in Nepal - Climate Change, Impacts and Implications
Nepal has endowed high potential of water resources, covering 395,000 ha (48%) area within 45,000 km in length of 6000 rivers with 170 billi...
Ramesh Prasad Bhatt download -
Technical ReportsPromoting Sustainable Hydropower Development in Nepal
In the recent time, hydropower sector is under intense scrutiny globally. In the national context, effective utilization of hydropower can b...
Nepal Hydropower Association download -
Technical ReportsIMPACTS OF AGGREGATE MINING ON AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
The Mahakali and Karnali rivers belong to the Bhabar zone of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Nepal Himalaya. These snow fed rivers flowing north to...
USAID Paani Program download -
Technical ReportsNEPAL ROAD SECTOR ASSESSMENT STUDY
This Road Sector Assessment Study has been prepared by the World Bank with the active involvement of the Government of Nepal, the Department...
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Technical ReportsIrrigation Policy, 2060
Realizing the pivotal role of irrigation in increasing agricultural production and productivity, Nepalese farmers have been traditionally ...
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Technical ReportsPolitical Economy Analysis to Identify Champions for Freshwater Policy Change and Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity
This political economic analysis (PEA) examines the challenges facing freshwater biodiversity in Nepal’s Mahakali, Karnali and West Rapti (M...
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Technical ReportsMANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC INVASIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES IN NEPAL
Floral and faunal species, either terrestrial or aquatic, which grow and flourish away from their natural habitats and which influence nativ...
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Technical ReportsA FISHERIES CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK FOR NEPAL
This FCF, incorporating a Fish Market Strategy, draws upon the results of detailed stakeholder engagement activities undertaken in Nepal, at...
ARTHUR NEILAND, MARTIN VAN BRAKEL, MADHAV SHRESTHA, RAM CHANDRA SEDAI download -
Technical ReportsFLOOD HAZARD MAPPING OF SELECTED WATERSHEDS ACROSS THE KARNALI, MAHAKALI AND RAPTI RIVER BASINS
As a country, Nepal is highly prone to natural disasters due to steep, high-relief slopes, complex geology with active tectonic processes, f...
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Technical ReportsFLOOD HAZARD MAPPING OF SELECTED WATERSHEDS ACROSS THE KARNALI, MAHAKALI AND RAPTI RIVER BASINS
As a country, Nepal is highly prone to natural disasters due to steep, high-relief slopes, complex geology with active tectonic processes, f...
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Technical ReportsASSESSMENT OF NATURE-BASED TOURISM POTENTIAL IN THE KARNALI RIVER BASIN
The development and growth of nature-based ecotourism is one of the project’s strategies to strengthen river-based economic opportunities, t...
MIGUEL BACA AND CHRISTEL BONARO download -
Technical ReportsHIGH CONSERVATION VALUE RIVER ASSESSMENT - METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS
A High Conservation Value River (HCVR) as defined within the Nepali context is a clean, highly connected or free flowing river or stretch th...
Günther Grill (McGill University), Michele Thieme (WWF-US), Jibesh Kumar K.C. (WWF Nepal), Natalie Shahbol (WWF-US), Rajesh Sada (WWF-Nepal), Rafael Schmitt (Stanford University), Jeff Opperman (WWF-US), and Erik Martin (TNC) download -
Technical ReportsSEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE RIVERS OF NEPAL
High relief, monsoonal rain and rapid uplift drive erosion processes in the Himalayas make the rivers of the region outstanding in terms of ...
RAFAEL SCHMIDTT download -
Technical ReportsSYSTEM SCALE PLANNING METHODOLOGY
System scale planning (SSP) is a planning framework that is quantitative, multi criteria and multi project. Its purpose is to support decis...
Erik Martin (TNC), Günther Grill (McGill University), Rajesh Sada (WWF-Nepal), and Jeff Opperman (WWF-US download -
Technical ReportsINVENTORY OF FISH BIODIVERSITY AND ASSOCIATED THREATS IN THE KARNALI, RAPTI AND MAHAKALI RIVER BASINS
This document summarizes our fish inventory and assessment to catalogue and categorize all present species in Nepal, including the locations...
SURESH WAGLE, DEEPAK RIJAL AND ARUN PAUDEL download -
Technical ReportsENERGY OPTIONS ASSESSMENT
The EOA employs a joint capacity expansion and production cost model called SWITCH, which was specifically adapted to produce a Nepal versi...
JUAN PABLO CARVALLO, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY ISA FERRALL, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY DANIEL M. KAMMEN, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY JOERG HARTMAN, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND-US RAJESH SADA, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND-NEPAL JEFF OPPERMAN, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND-US download -
Technical ReportsStrategic Considerations for River Conservation Legislation in Nepal
he Karnali River is Nepal’s longest and mightiest river, a living example of natural heritage, a source of livelihood for thousands of peopl...
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Technical ReportsKarnali River Corridor Management Framework
The Karnali River is Nepal’s longest and mightiest river, a living example of natural heritage, a source of livelihood for thousands of peop...
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Technical ReportsPAANI INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable Hydropower Advocacy Strategy Support the Government of Nepal in realizing its energy and economic development goals while also c...
MARJO CURGUS, DEL CORAZON CONSULTIN download
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