In 2022, under the Government of Nepal with the support of a team of water experts and a Task Force Team, a number of consultation workshops were organised with the participation of stakeholders from the government, non-government, academia, private sector and multi-lateral development partners. As a result, the Action Plan was developed with the objective to optimise the utilization of its water resources for a socially equitable and inclusive, environmentally secure and economically prosperous Nepal and to implement concrete actions for advancing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The following action was defined as part of that process and identified as a priority action included in the action plan.
The purpose of this action is to set up at least one rainfall, snow and temperature station in each municipality with the technical support of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) and the coordination of the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA). The Nepalese government will engage with bilateral and multilateral agencies to achieve this action.
