Nepal - Management Instruments

Action 19 – Integrated watershed and Water Resources Management in Chure Terai Madhesh region

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 introduce the benefits of IWRM through the President Chure-Terai Madhesh Conservation Area Program (PCTMCAP). This can be a way to demonstrate IWRM implementation in practice. 

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.2a. Basin management instruments
Level: Sub-national
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.3 Water quality, treatment, safe reuse, - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation, - 6.6 Water-related ecosystems
Responsible Agency: Lead: PCTMCAP. Supporting Partners: MoFE, WECS and MoEWRI
Timeline for implementation: 2-3 years