Kathmandu Valley Water Resource Management Initiative (KVWRMI)

Respect Water. Sustain Life. Secure Our Future.

A collaborative initiative for integrated water resource management and environmental resilience in the Kathmandu Valley.

WHY INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MATTERS?

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LIMITED WATER ACCESS

Kathmandu Valley has no Natural external water resource supply except its own 10 Named Rivers Plus the Melamchi Tunnel Supply

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GROWING POPULATION

Rapid urbanization and exponential population growth increases water demand upon an already 30% shortfall of water availability

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Kathmandu Valley is already experiencing changing weather patterns bringing late season floods and late monsoon onsets

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RISK & VULNERABILITY

Kathmandu Valley has grown sporadically without the necessary infrastructure plans with mismanagement and lack of investment

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Kathmandu Valley evolved from one large ancient Lake. Its ecosystems have been predominantly destroyed, its watershed mismanaged

COLLECTIVE ACTION

KVWRMI already collated many of the finest collaborative minds to initially understand the issues. Collective Action is needed.

DEVELOPING A SAFETY CULTURE IN NEPAL'S SCHOOLS

VISION

To create a cohesive, integrated and collaborative engagement among all stakeholders to ensure sustainable water resource management and environmental resilience in the Kathmandu Valley.

MISSION

To unite communities, agencies, researches, municipalities and government to develop and implement best-practice strategies that protect, conserve and enhance our water resources for a resilient and sustainable future.

AN HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WATER MANAGEMENT

ONE VALLEY. ONE WATER. ONE FUTURE

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OUR OBJECTIVES

This holistic initiative intends to identify & develop integrated strategy for the core elements contributing to KTMV sustainable water resource management and environmental resilience.
Enhance the community, local and valley and urban climate change resilience and sustainability to water access diminishment, caused by:

Floods and droughts, domestic and commercial and
Various counts of insufficient capacity and finance, mismanagement, through ignorance, lack of expertise or conflicting interests, potentially adversely
Affecting the long-term City and Valley water resources for Kathmandu with dire consequences.

OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES

Generating a cohesive, integrated and collaborative engagement between all contributive components and stakeholders, generating a sustainable and resilient water resource management strategy with their set of field operations objectives and deliverables.

Integrated water resource management strategy
Enhanced environmental resilience
Inclusive stakeholder participation
Data-driven decision making
Effective field implementation
Sustainable water future for Kathmandu Valley

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

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Protect and restore forests, rivers and natural ecosystems.

WATER CONSERVATION

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Promote efficient use and reduce water wastage.

GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY

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Monitor and manage aquifer recharge and extraction.

RESEARCH AND DATA

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Strengthen monitoring, data collection and knowledge sharing.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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Empower communities through education and participation.

POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

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Support strong policies and coordinated governance.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE

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Build resilience to climate change and protect biodiversity.

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SECURE WATER FOR ALL

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PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT

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STRONGER COMMUNITIES

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RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER