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