Background: WaterAid Nepal (WAN), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has triumphantly concluded the “Improvement of Hygiene Behaviours in Schools and Healthcare Facilities” project. This initiative, spanning from September 2021 to June 2024, was executed in 14 schools and 15 he...
Kathmandu: World Environment Day was celebrated globally with the theme "Accelerating Land Restoration, Drought Resilience, and Desertification." To mark the occasion, the Society of Public Health Engineers Nepal (SOPHEN) organized a National Workshop on Urban Wastewater Systems: Reliability, Resilience, and Sustai...
Kathmandu: To commemorate World Environment Day 2024, the Centre for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD) conducted several awareness and advocacy campaigns for the need for artificial groundwater recharging to maintain the groundwater table. Rapid urbanization, the excessive extraction of both shallow and deep grou...
Kathmandu : On May 30, at International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) office in Lalitpur, Centre for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD) provided an orientation on artificial groundwater recharge technologies to the team of North-East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA) from Nagaland, India....
Article Info This is a Series-II of the article which is prepared in two consecutive series in relation to Kathmandu’s urban water management. • First series (Series-I) of the article depicts current status of Kathmandu’s urban water management from sustainability lens, • Whereas this series (Series-II) ...
Article Info This article has been prepared in two consecutive series in relation to the sustainable urban water management in Kathmandu. The first series of this article depicts the current status of Kathmandu’s urban water management from the lens of sustainability. Whereas the later series (Series-II)...
Kathmandu : Kathmandu University in collaboration with the University of Bristol, UK; University of Leeds, UK; University of Technology, Sydney; University of Harmaya, Ethiopia; Kyambogo University, Uganda; Ecole Polytechnique De Thiès, Senegal and Global Green Growth Institute organized a three-day dissemination w...
Kailali : The drinking water projects operated in Kailali have been hit hard due to budget crunch. According to the Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office, Dhangadhi, over two dozen drinking water projects that were initiated in Kailali since 2007 have been facing uncertainty due to budget crisis. The offic...
Kathmandu : A comprehensive approach is essential for addressing the fundamental components of the WASH sector and bringing about positive advancements in water, sanitation, and hygiene services. The WASH Agenda for Change (AfC) has outlined eight critical building blocks, which include: Institutional arrangements ...
Siraha : Maa Santoshi village is in ward one of Lahan Municipality, and most of the residents are Dalits. Previously, the people of these communities had to travel a long distance to Matiyarba to collect water. Once there, they would face lengthy wait times, with those of higher caste getting priority. The water...
