Government of Nepal Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Department of Hydrology and Meteorology Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project FINAL REPORT Institutional Capacity Needs Assessment Of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention (DWIDP), Department of Soil Conservation & Watershed Management (DSCWM) Department of National Park & Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) Sagarmatha National Park (SNP) Submitted by: INNOVATIVE SUPPORT HUB (P) LTD Kumari Kripa Marg, Samakhusi, Kathmandu Email:
[email protected] Cell: 9841370197 November, 2014 Acknowledgement Innovative Support Hub (ISH) would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to the Director General of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) Dr. Rishi Ram Sharma for his co-operation, guidance, assistance and feedback in every step of the study. Similarly, ISH is thankful to the Director General of Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention (DWIDP) Mr. Rama Nand Prasad Yadav, the Deputy Director General of DWIDP Mr. Vidhya Sagar Mallik, the Deputy Director General of DWIDP Mr. Niranjan Dev Pande, the Director General of Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management (DSCWM) Mr. Prem Narayan Kandel, and the Director General of Department of Nation Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) Mr. Tika Ram Adhikari for their supportive behavior, time for consultative meeting and valuable feedback. Similarly, we would like to heartfelt thanks to the Planning Officer Mr. Tulasi Ram Sharma, and the Monitoring Officer Hari Bhadra Acharya of DNPWC for their kind support and information about the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and the Sagarmatha National Park. Its earnest thankfulness goes to the Project Director of Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project (CFGORRP) Mr.