Water resources planning and management requires technical knowledge as well as social and environmental considerations and enabling environment for sustainable and equitable development. In this context, this paper highlights the Digo Jal Bikas project which is using a multi-disciplinary framewo...
The key resources that sustain life and the ecosystem (e.g., water, food, energy, and others) are linked in many ways. Action in one sector might have impacts on others, thus forming a policy nexus among them. The relationships between the resources were realized long back; however, the nexus con...
Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Shrestha, S.
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[Evolution of the nexus as a policy and development discourse]
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Evolution of the nexus as a policy and development discourse
This article investigates water security in Nepal from the perspective of the water-energy-agriculture (food) nexus, focusing on pathways to water security that originate in actions and policies related to other sectors. It identifies promoting development of Nepal’s hydropower potential to provi...
Nepal, S.
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Neupane, N.
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Belbase, D.
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus]
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Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus
Water resources can play significant roles in development pathways for water-endowed, low-income countries like Nepal. This article describes three visions for water resource development in the Karnali and Mahakali Basins of Western Nepal: state-led development, demand-driven development and pres...
Pakhtigian, E.L.
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Jeuland, M.
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Bharati, Luna
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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[The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of western Nepal]
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The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of western Nepal