PAANI PROGRAM | पानी परियोजना TWELFTH QUARTERLY REPORT (January 1 – March 31, 2019)
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PAANI PROGRAM | पानी परियोजना TWELFTH QUARTERLY REPORT (January 1 – March 31, 2019) Cover photo: A group of local fishermen use traditional approaches to fish in the Karnali River, Rakam, while the Third National River Summit took place along the river bank from March 26- 31, 2019. Photo credit: USAID Paani Program / Nabin Baral PAANI PROGRAM | पानी परियोजना TWELFTH QUARTERLY REPORT (January 1 – March 31, 2019) PROGRAM TITLE: USAID PAANI PROGRAM DAI PROJECT NUMBER: 1002810 SPONSORING USAID OFFICE: USAID/NEPAL IDIQ NUMBER: AID-OAA-I-14-00014 TASK ORDER NUMBER: AID-367-TO-16-00001 CONTRACTOR: DAI GLOBAL LLC DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 30, 2019 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI Global LLC. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS V SECTION 1: ACTIVITY OVERVIEW 1 SECTION II: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 SECTION 1I1: ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION 8 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1A: IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF CAPTURE FISHERIES 8 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1B: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR WATER MANAGEMENT 13 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1C: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ROADS AND MINING 17 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1D: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR MANAGING INVASIVE SPECIES 19 STRATEGIC APPROACH 2B: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION21 STRATEGIC APPROACH 2A: IMPROVE RIVER BASIN PLANNING 23 STRATEGIC APPROACH 2C: SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER 26 STRATEGIC APPROACH 3B: SUPPORT CSOS TO ADVOCATE FOR TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE HYDROPOWER DECISION-MAKING 29 STRATEGIC APPROACH 3A: STRENGTHEN POLICY AND PLANNING FOR INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM) 31 STRATEGIC APPROACH 4A: LEARN AND DISCOVER (GENERATE KNOWLEDGE) THROUGH A RESEARCH AGENDA THAT INFORMS SAS UNDER IRS 1 AND 2 34 STRATEGIC APPROACH 4B: SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING, LEARNING, AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN ACADEMIC AND OTHER LEARNING SPACES 38 PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION, KNOWLEDGE SHARING 42 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES 45 SECTION IV: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 61 CONSTRAINTS AND PROPOSED REMEDIES 62 PERSONNEL UPDATES 65 PROPOSED ADAPTATIONS OF THE ACTIVITY 66 GRANTS- COMPLETED, ONGOING, AND IN THE PIPELINE 66 SECTION V: LEARNING 70 RESULTS OF ANALYSTIC WORK, ASSESSMENTS, AND EVALUATIONS 70 LESSONS LEARNED AND HOW THEY ARE USED TO INFORM PROGRAM PERFORMANCE71 SECTION V1: MAJOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT QUARTER 77 STRATEGIC APPROACH 4B: INTEGRATE INTO ACADEMIC AND OTHER LEARNING SPACES 96 ANNEXES 98 EXHIBIT A1: GESI BREAKDOWN FOR PAANI ACTIVITIES IN Y3 Q3 98 EXHIBIT A2: ANNEXES TO SUPPORT SA 1A 108 EXHIBIT A3: ANNEXES TO SUPPORT SA 4A 116 EXHIBIT A4: ANNEXES TO SUPPORT SA 1D 117 EXHIBIT A5: NEFEJ ANALYTICS IN Y3 Q3 125 FIGURES AND TABLES FIGURE 1: PAANI DEVELOPMENT HYPOTHESIS ...................................................................................... 3 FIGURE 2: GESI BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS IN THIRD NATIONAL RIVER SUMMIT .................... 46 FIGURE 3: PAANI PARTICIPANTS BY RIVER BASIN Y3 Q3 ................................................................... 100 FIGURE 4: PAANI PARTICIPANTS BY ACTIVITY Y3 Q3 ........................................................................ 102 FIGURE 5: PAANI PARTICIPANTS BY SUB-ACTIVITY Y3 Q3................................................................. 103 FIGURE 6: THREAT FACTORS TO FISHERIES IN MIDDLE KARNALI WATERSHED .............................. 110 FIGURE 7: FISH SPAWNING AND NURSING AREAS IDENTIFIED DURING FISH VULNEARIBILITY ASSESSMENT IN LOWER MAHAKALI WATERSHED ............................................................................. 112 FIGURE 8: FISH SPAWNING AND NURSING AREAS IDENTIFIED DURING FISH VULNEARIBILITY ASSESSMENT IN WEST SETI WATERSHED ........................................................................................... 113 FIGURE 9: TREND OF SPRING DISCHARGE LEVELS BY WATERSHED ................................................. 116 FIGURE 10: DISTRIBUTION OF AQUACULTURE FACILITIES IN RIVER CORRIDOR OF LOWER MAHAKALI, LOWER KARNALI, AND MIDDLE RAPTI WATERSHEDS .................................................. 119 FIGURE 11: INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS IN LAKES OF LOWER MAHAKALI, LOWER KARNALI, AND MIDDLE RAPTI WATERSHEDS ............................................................................................................. 122 FIGURE 12: METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED FOR THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES ................................................................................................................................................ 124 TABLE 1: MEETINGS WITH USAID/NEPAL AND OTHER USAID PROGRAMS......................................... 42 TABLE 2: MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................................................... 43 TABLE 3: INDICATOR PERFORMANCE TRACKING TABLE ................................................................... 51 TABLE 4: KEY ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT TASKS COMPLETED DURING Y3 Q3 ............... 61 TABLE 5: ADDRESSED CONSTRAINTS FROM THE Y3/Q2 REPORT ....................................................... 62 TABLE 6: PAANI PERSONNEL UPDATES Y3 Q3 ..................................................................................... 65 TABLE 7: COMPLETED AND ONGOING PAANI GRANTS AS OF Y3 Q3 ............................................... 66 TABLE 8: PAANI GRANTS PIPELINE AS OF Y3 Q3 .................................................................................. 69 TABLE 9: MAJOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT QUARTER ............................................................. 77 TABLE 10: PAANI PARTICIPANTS BY RIVER BASIN/ ACTIVITY Y3 Q3 ................................................... 98 USAID.GOV PAANI TWELFTH QUARTERLY REPORT (JAN 1 – MARCH 31, 2019) | iii TABLE 11: PAANI PARTICIPANTS BY ACTIVITY/SUB-ACTIVITY Y3 Q3 .................................................. 99 TABLE 12: GESI PARTICIPATION IN NEFEJ TOWN HALL MEETINGS Y3 Q3 ........................................ 107 TABLE 13: FISH SPECIES CAPTURED AND RECORDED IN CAACG-LED MINI ASSESSMENT IN JHIMRUK AND MIDDLE RAPTI WATERSHED ...................................................................................................... 108 TABLE 14: FREQUENCY OF THREATS AMONG THE STUDY SITES IN MIDDLE KARNALI WATERSHED ............................................................................................................................................................ 111 TABLE 15: FLAGSHIP SPECIES IDENTIFIED DURING FVA IN LOWER MAHAKALI AND WEST SETI WATERSHEDS ...................................................................................................................................... 111 TABLE 16: FISHING GEAR AND PRACTICES USED IN LOWER MAHAKALI WATERSHED AND THEIR SENSITIVITY TO FISH ........................................................................................................................... 114 TABLE 17: FISHING GEARS AND PRACTICES USED IN WEST SETI WATERSHED AND THEIR SENSITIVITY TO FISH ........................................................................................................................... 115 TABLE 18: DISTRIBUTION OF SPRINGS BY WATERSHED .................................................................... 116 TABLE 19: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR BHAGRAIYA LAKE MANAGEMENT, LOWER KARNALI117 TABLE 20: EXOTIC AQUATIC SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN LOWER MAHAKALI, LOWER KARNALI, AND MIDDLE RAPTI WATERSHEDS ............................................................................................................. 117 TABLE 21: ESCAPE OF EXOTIC FISH INTO NATURAL WATER OF LOWER MAHAKALI, LOWER KARNALI AND MIDDLE RAPTI WATERSHEDS .................................................................................... 121 TABLE 22: NEFEJ TV SHOW EPISODES BROADCASTED IN Y3 Q3 ....................................................... 125 TABLE 23: NEFEJ RADIO PROGRAMS AIRED IN Y3 Q3 ........................................................................ 130 TABLE 24: NEFEJ TOWN HALL MEETINGS HELD IN Y3 Q3 ................................................................. 133 TABLE 25: NEFEJ ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS HELD IN Y3 Q3.......................................................... 135 TABLE 26: RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTING NEFEJ RADIO PROGRAMS ........................................ 136 TABLE 27: ANALYTICS OF HAKAHAKI WEB PORTAL IN Y3 Q3 ......................................................... 138 TABLE 28: ANALYTICS OF HEALTH REPORT VIEWS THROUGH HAKAHAKI ANDROID APP IN Y3 Q3 ............................................................................................................................................................ 139 ABBREVIATIONS AAABA Aquatic Animal and Aquatic Biodiversity Act AABCB Aquatic Animals and Biodiversity Conservation Bill ADB Asian Development Bank AEPC Alternative Energy Promotion Centre ANUKULAN Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters APS Annual Program Statement ASHA Adaptation for Smallholders in Hilly Areas (project) AWP Annual Work Plan BAFER Balchaur Forest and Environment Resource Development Centre BCRWME Building Climate Resilience of Watersheds in Mountain Eco-regions (project) BCTS Brahmin, Chhetri, Thakuri and Sanyasi BFIs Banks and Financing Institutions BMP Best Management Practice CAPA Community Adaptation Plans of Action CAT Catch CBAPU Community Based Anti-Poaching Units CBF Community Business