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Water has been identified as a key resource for Nepal's economic growth. Although the country has 225 billion cubic meters of water available annually, less than 7% has been utilized. Climate change is a frequent topic in national development discussions in part because of its possible impact on ...


Bharati, LunaGurung, PabitraJayakody, PriyanthaSmakhtin, Vladimir U.Bhattarai, Utsav[The projected impact of climate change on water availability and development in the Koshi Basin, Nepal]The projected impact of climate change on water availability and development in the Koshi Basin, Nepal

Allocation of water to cities, industries and agriculture has been a common practice in river basin planning and management. It is widely accepted that water also needs to be allocated for the aquatic environment, i.e. alongside the demands of other users. This paper describes the application of ...


Sapkota, PratibhaBharati, LunaGurung, PabitraKaushal, N.Smakhtin, Vladimir U.[Environmentally sustainable management of water demands under changing climate conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin, India]Environmentally sustainable management of water demands under changing climate conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin, India

The Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) is designed to minimize the shortage of drinking water in the Kathmandu valley. Although the project was supposed to be completed by 2008, due to various problems, it is still diffi cult to forecast the exact date of completion. This paper quantifi es the ...


Gurung, PabitraBharathi L.[Downstream impacts of the Melamchi Inter-Basin Water Transfer Plan (MIWTP) under current and future climate change projections.]Downstream impacts of the Melamchi Inter-Basin Water Transfer Plan (MIWTP) under current and future climate change projections.

Planning adaptation strategies in response to climate change (CC) can be a daunting task, especially in regions such as the Koshi Basin in the Himalayas; where CC impacts are still uncertain. This paper recommends targeting adaptation strategies by focusing on changes in variability between the p...


Bharati, LunaGurung, PabitraBhattarai, Utsav[Past and future variability in the hydrological regime of the Koshi basin, Nepal]Past and future variability in the hydrological regime of the Koshi basin, Nepal

Experiences with a participatory seed improvement initiative as a strategy for combating food deficits in a remote community in eastern Nepal are outlined. On the basis of participatory methods of problem assessment, food deficits were attributed to several factors, such as limited arable land, p...


Gurung, BarunGurung, Pabitra[Addressing food scarcity in marginalized mountain environments: A participatory seed management initiative with women and men in Eastern Nepal]Addressing food scarcity in marginalized mountain environments: A participatory seed management initiative with women and men in Eastern Nepal

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