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Assessment of Water Resources Management & Freshwater Biodiversity in NepalTo 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 -
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Fish Sanctuary Delineation Protocol: Riverscape Level Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in NepalConsidering 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 -
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Proposal for Fish Sanctuary Declarationthe 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 -
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Water Commons and Transboundary RiversFresh 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 -
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Water Commons and Transboundary RiversFresh water is essential for the survival of the humans and their well-being. Its availability and distribution in adequate quantity and qua...
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NATIONAL 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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High Altitude Wetlands of NepalAll 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 -
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Basin Water Allocation Planning: Principles, Procedures and Approaches for Basin Allocation PlanningAs 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 -
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SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE RIVERS OF NEPALThis 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 -
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Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, NepalWhile water resources for ecosystems are becoming scarcer, the increase of extreme climate-related events such as landslides and floods thre...
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Water Resources of Nepal in the context of Climate ChangeWater 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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Hydropower Development in Nepal - Climate Change, Impacts and ImplicationsNepal 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 -
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Promoting Sustainable Hydropower Development in NepalIn the recent time, hydropower sector is under intense scrutiny globally. In the national context, effective utilization of hydropower can b...
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IMPACTS OF AGGREGATE MINING ON AQUATIC BIODIVERSITYThe Mahakali and Karnali rivers belong to the Bhabar zone of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Nepal Himalaya. These snow fed rivers flowing north to...
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NEPAL ROAD SECTOR ASSESSMENT STUDYThis 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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Irrigation Policy, 2060Realizing the pivotal role of irrigation in increasing agricultural production and productivity, Nepalese farmers have been traditionally ...
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Political Economy Analysis to Identify Champions for Freshwater Policy Change and Conservation of Aquatic BiodiversityThis political economic analysis (PEA) examines the challenges facing freshwater biodiversity in Nepal’s Mahakali, Karnali and West Rapti (M...
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MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC INVASIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES IN NEPALFloral and faunal species, either terrestrial or aquatic, which grow and flourish away from their natural habitats and which influence nativ...
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A FISHERIES CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK FOR NEPALThis 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 -
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FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING OF SELECTED WATERSHEDS ACROSS THE KARNALI, MAHAKALI AND RAPTI RIVER BASINSAs 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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FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING OF SELECTED WATERSHEDS ACROSS THE KARNALI, MAHAKALI AND RAPTI RIVER BASINSAs 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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ASSESSMENT OF NATURE-BASED TOURISM POTENTIAL IN THE KARNALI RIVER BASINThe 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 -
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HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE RIVER ASSESSMENT - METHODOLOGY AND RESULTSA 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 -
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SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE RIVERS OF NEPALHigh 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 -
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SYSTEM SCALE PLANNING METHODOLOGYSystem 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 -
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INVENTORY OF FISH BIODIVERSITY AND ASSOCIATED THREATS IN THE KARNALI, RAPTI AND MAHAKALI RIVER BASINSThis 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 -
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ENERGY OPTIONS ASSESSMENTThe 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 -
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Strategic Considerations for River Conservation Legislation in Nepalhe 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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Karnali River Corridor Management FrameworkThe 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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PAANI INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTSustainable 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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