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Strengthening Livelihood Capacities to Disaster Risk Reduction - Compilation of Change Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal, Practical Action
S T R E N G T H E N I N G L I V E L I H O O D C A P A C I T I E S T O D I S A S T E R R I S K R E D U C T I O N I N N E P A L Compilation of Change Studies Study Team Dinanath Bhandari and Yuwan Malakar Suported By Ghanashyam Bhandari, SAHAMATI Yani Gaha, SAHAMATI Yadu Kandel, SAHAMATI Anil Prajapati, SAHAMATI Anju Adhikari, MADE Nepal Gita Kumal, MADE Nepal Baburam KC, MADE Nepal Reviewers Pieter van Den Ende, Practical Action Gehendra Gurung, Practical Action © Practical Action Nepal Office, 2011 In collaboration with SAHAMATI and MADE Nepal Citation: Practical Action (2011) Strengthening Livelihood Capacities to Disaster Risk Reduction - Compilation of Change Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal, Practical Action ISBN: 978-9937-8135-8-7 No use of this publication may be made for resale or other commercial purpose without prior permission of the copyright holder. 'This material has been funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, however the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the department's official policies.' C O N T E N T S Foreword ii Why work in disaster risk reduction? iv Acronyms vi Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Chapter 2. Irrigation facilites reduce sensitivity to drought 10 Chapter 3. Electric fencing decreases exposure to wild animals 22 Chapter 4. Vegetables are an additional source of income to improve resilience 29 Chapter 5. Improved bee keeping and its contribution to reducing landslides 36 Chapter 6. -
Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Nepal
SMALL AREA ESTIMATION OF FOOD INSECURITY AND UNDERNUTRITION IN NEPAL GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL National Planning Commission Secretariat Central Bureau of Statistics SMALL AREA ESTIMATION OF FOOD INSECURITY AND UNDERNUTRITION IN NEPAL GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL National Planning Commission Secretariat Central Bureau of Statistics Acknowledgements The completion of both this and the earlier feasibility report follows extensive consultation with the National Planning Commission, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF, World Bank, and New ERA, together with members of the Statistics and Evidence for Policy, Planning and Results (SEPPR) working group from the International Development Partners Group (IDPG) and made up of people from Asian Development Bank (ADB), Department for International Development (DFID), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNICEF and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), WFP, and the World Bank. WFP, UNICEF and the World Bank commissioned this research. The statistical analysis has been undertaken by Professor Stephen Haslett, Systemetrics Research Associates and Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand and Associate Prof Geoffrey Jones, Dr. Maris Isidro and Alison Sefton of the Institute of Fundamental Sciences - Statistics, Massey University, New Zealand. We gratefully acknowledge the considerable assistance provided at all stages by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Special thanks to Bikash Bista, Rudra Suwal, Dilli Raj Joshi, Devendra Karanjit, Bed Dhakal, Lok Khatri and Pushpa Raj Paudel. See Appendix E for the full list of people consulted. First published: December 2014 Design and processed by: Print Communication, 4241355 ISBN: 978-9937-3000-976 Suggested citation: Haslett, S., Jones, G., Isidro, M., and Sefton, A. (2014) Small Area Estimation of Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics, National Planning Commissions Secretariat, World Food Programme, UNICEF and World Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2014. -
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Practical Action's Livelihood-Centred
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Practical Action’s Livelihood-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction Project in Nepal Dr Dirk Willenbockel Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK Report Commissioned by Practical Action, UK, March 2011 Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Maggie Ibrahim, International Program Coordinator at Practical Action UK, for her lead role in commissioning and overseeing this study and for providing helpful comments on an earlier draft. The help of Dinanath Bhandari at the Practical Action Nepal Office, who responded promptly to all requests for additional information and further clarifications is gratefully acknowledged. Stacey Townsend at the Institute of Development Studies provided competent research assistance and administrative support. Copyright © Practical Action 2011 Author Dirk Willenbockel Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE – UK [email protected] Suggested citation D. Willenbockel (2011) A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Practical Action’s Livelihood-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction Project in Nepal. Brighton: IDS. Abstract This study provides a systematic cost-benefit analysis of a community-based disaster risk management project led by Practical Action in two districts of Nepal over the period 2007 to 2010. Under cautious assumptions about the long-term impacts of the project initiatives, the overall benefit-cost ratio ranges from 1.13 to 1.45, while under moderately optimistic assumptions the estimated benefit- cost ratio is up to 2.04. The internal rate of return of the project is between 22.2 and 26.3 percent. These findings indicate that the livelihood-centred approach to disaster risk reduction adopted in this project has resulted in a significant net contribution to the economic welfare of the target communities and delivered value for money. -
District Public Health Office, Rupandehi of the Year FY 2070/071
Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population Phone: 071-520260 Department of Health Services 071-520142 071-525331 Western Region Health Directorate Fax: 071-520840 District Public Health Office Email: [email protected] Rupandehi Acknowledgement It is my great pleasure to publish the Annual Report of District Public Health Office, Rupandehi of the year FY 2070/071. This report is the summary of performance of each program with trend analysis of last 3 fiscal years' services provided by the health facilities (SHPs, HPs, PHCs, and Hospitals), PHCs/ORCs, EPI Clinics, I/NGOs and Nursing homes and private and teaching hospitals. This report is prepared with untiring efforts and co-operation of many institution and individuals. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Mr. Bal Krishna Bhusal, Director of Western Regional Health Directorate (WRHD), Pokhara for his valuable direction and guidance provided during district level monitoring visits in different time periods. My sincere thanks go to Mr. Rishi Ram Sigdel, Statistical Officer of WRHD and Mr. Mukti Khanal, Section Chief from Department of Health Services, Mgmt Division, HMIS section for their technical assistance on time and again and in particular during annual review meeting. Additionally, I take this opportunity to express appreciation to all DPHO Supervisors including Admin and Finance staff, Health Workers, Local bodies, Volunteers (FCHVs), Health Facility Management Committees, District level partners working for the quality assurance and enhancement of health services. I would like to thank Mr. Prayash Khanal, Executive Director of Unity for Sustainable Community Development and SUAAHARA program (Rupandehi) team, Mr. Dinesh Poudyal, Team Leader of Namuna Integrated Development Council and Mr. -
Gandak River Agreement
BENEFITS AND BURDEN A CASE STUDY OF Gandak River Agreement AJAYA DIXIT ASHUTOSH SHUKLA FIRST EDITION 2017 November PUBLISHED BY Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET)-Nepal and ActionAid Nepal. © ISET-Nepal and ActionAid Nepal 2017 The material in publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit uses, without prior written permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. We would appreciate receiving a copy of any product which uses this publication as a source. CITATION Dixit, A. and Shukla, A. (2017). Benefits and Burden: A Case Study of Gandak River Agreement. Kathmandu: ISET-Nepal and ActionAid Nepal. Cover Photo by: Ajaya Dixit BENEFITS AND BURDEN A CASE STUDY OF Gandak River Agreement AJAYA DIXIT ASHUTOSH SHUKLA Acknowledgement his paper is an outcome of the research on Gandak Agreement, its implementation and outcomes. ISET-Nepal Tcarried out this study with support from ActionAid Nepal. We would like to thank ISET-Nepal’s research officers Rabi Wenju and Anustha Shrestha for their input. We also thank Bishnu Lakhe, Vibhustuti Thapa and Sheela Bogati for their contributions. We would like to express thanks to Ms. Sujeeta Mathema, Acting Country Representative of ActionAid Nepal and Mr. Dinesh Gurung, the DRR, Climate Change & Humanitarian Response Coordinator toActionAid for their support. Lastly, we thank Narayanshree Adhikari of ISET-Nepal and Suresh Shrestha and Binod Tamang of Digiscan for designing and layout of this report. Executive Summary his paper uses 1959 Gandak River Agreement between Nepal and India as a case study to assess performances Tof the infrastructure built under the treaty and their services in Nepal. -
Final Complete Thesis
ARSENIC BIOSAND FILTER: “STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF AIR SPACE BETWEEN THE RESTING WATER AND THE DIFFUSER BASIN ON ARSENIC REMOVAL AND DETERMINATION OF GENERAL FLOW CURVE” (A case study of Nawalparasi district, Tilakpur V.D.C.) A Thesis Submitted for partial fulfillment for the Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science (Honor’s Degree) to the department of Biological Science and Environmental Science School of Science, Kathmandu University By Shashank Pandey Kathmandu University July 2004 Declaration by student I, Shashank Pandey, hereby declare that the work presented herein is original work done by me and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for the requirement of a degree programme. Any literature date or work done by other and cited within this thesis has given due acknowledgement and listed in the reference section. Shashank Pandey Place: Kathmandu University Date: ARSENIC BIOSAND FILTER: “STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF AIR SPACE BETWEEN THE RESTING WATER AND THE DIFFUSER BASIN ON ARSENIC REMOVAL AND DETERMINATION OF GENERAL FLOW CURVE” (A case study of Nawalparasi district, Tilakpur V.D.C.) A Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment for the Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science (Honor’s Degree) to the department of Biological Science and Environmental Science School of Science Kathmandu University By Shashank Pandey Kathmandu University Date: Dr. Sanjay Nath Khanal (External Examiner) (Supervisor) Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Science Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha (Supervisor) ENPHO (Executive Chairman) Dr. R.B. ChhetriHead, Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Science Certificate Certified that the thesis entitled “STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF AIR SPACE BETWEEN THE RESTING WATER AND THE DIFFUSER BASIN ON ARSENIC REMOVAL AND DETERMINATION OF GENERAL FLOW CURVE” (A case study of Nawalparasi district, Tilakpur V.D.C.) submitted by Mr. -
Strengthening the Role of Civil Society and Women in Democracy And
HARIYO BAN PROGRAM Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 25 November 2011 – 25 August 2016 (Cooperative Agreement No: AID-367-A-11-00003) Submitted to: UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEPAL MISSION Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Submitted by: WWF in partnership with CARE, FECOFUN and NTNC P.O. Box 7660, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal First approved on April 18, 2013 Updated and approved on January 5, 2015 Updated and approved on July 31, 2015 Updated and approved on August 31, 2015 Updated and approved on January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 Ms. Judy Oglethorpe Chief of Party, Hariyo Ban Program WWF Nepal Baluwatar, Kathmandu Subject: Approval for revised M&E Plan for the Hariyo Ban Program Reference: Cooperative Agreement # 367-A-11-00003 Dear Judy, This letter is in response to the updated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (M&E Plan) for the Hariyo Program that you submitted to me on January 14, 2016. I would like to thank WWF and all consortium partners (CARE, NTNC, and FECOFUN) for submitting the updated M&E Plan. The revised M&E Plan is consistent with the approved Annual Work Plan and the Program Description of the Cooperative Agreement (CA). This updated M&E has added/revised/updated targets to systematically align additional earthquake recovery funding added into the award through 8th modification of Hariyo Ban award to WWF to address very unexpected and burning issues, primarily in four Hariyo Ban program districts (Gorkha, Dhading, Rasuwa and Nuwakot) and partly in other districts, due to recent earthquake and associated climatic/environmental challenges. This updated M&E Plan, including its added/revised/updated indicators and targets, will have very good programmatic meaning for the program’s overall performance monitoring process in the future. -
Maternal Health Care Service Access to Disabled and Dalit Women in Nepal a Thesis Submitted to University College London
Maternal Health Care Service Access to Disabled and Dalit Women in Nepal Hridaya Raj Devkota A Thesis Submitted to University College London (UCL) For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Epidemiology and Public Health January 2017 Page | 1 DECLARATION I, Hridaya Raj Devkota, confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis. Signature: Date: 30/01/2017 Page | 2 ABSTRACT Background: The access and utilization of maternal health care services by disabled and Dalit women in Nepal has not been well studied, and yet disparities in these may result in poor health outcomes. Co-existence of caste and disability may lead Dalit women with disability to further exclusion and marginalization, preventing them to access basic human rights and opportunities such as maternal health care services. It is therefore important to understand disabled and Dalit women’s access and utilization of health care service and the effect of intersectionality between their caste status and disability in the use of services. Previous efforts have focused on disability, gender and caste separately, but few studies have attempted to understand the inter-relationship between them or where they co-exist. This study explored this complex relationship and the multiple perspectives of Dalit women with and without disability about their access and utilization of maternal health care services with the assumption that all of these factors interacting -
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Recommendation Letter I Approval Sheet II Declaration III Acknowledgments IV Table of Contents V List of Tables VII List of Figures VIII Acronyms/Abbreviations IX CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 5 1.3 Objectives of the Study 6 1.4 Significance of the Study 6 1.5 Limitations of the Study 7 1.6 Outlines of the study 7 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 National Literature Review 8 2.2 International literature review 15 2.3 Research Gap 20 CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY 3.1 Introduction of Study Area 21 3.2 Research Design 22 3.3 Sources of Data 22 3.4 Primary Data 22 3.4.1 Questionnaire survey 22 3.5 Secondary data 24 3.6 Method of Analysis 24 v CHAPTER IV FAMILY STATUS OF CHILD LABORS 4.1 Educational Status of Parents 26 4.2 Occupations of Child Labors’ Parents 26 4.3 Family Income of Child Labor 27 4.4 Family Income 28 4.5 Land Ownership 29 4.6 Number of Family Member’s in Child Labor's Family 30 CHAPTER V CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF INCREASING CHILD LABOR 5.1 Situation of child labor in Nepal 32 5.2 The Causes of Increasing Child Labor 33 5.2.1 Educational Status of Parents 33 5.2.2 Economic Conditions of Family Members 33 5.2.3 Non-availability of Proper Basic Needs in Home 34 5.2.4 Large Size of Family 35 5.2.5 Multiple causes 36 5.3 Consequences of Increasing Child Labor 38 5.3.1 Positive Consequences 38 5.3.2 Negative Consequences of Increasing Child Labor 40 CHAPTER VI SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7.1 Summary 47 7.2 Major Findings 47 7.3 Conclusion 50 -
Struggle for Environmental Justice Aug 23.Indd
Chapter Five From Local Resistance to a Movement The restrictions imposed by the Park on daily life have produced immense hardship for the indigenous communities that live in Chitwan. Their livelihoods have been seriously affected, especially those of the landless Bote-Majhi and Musahar. Fishing and harvesting of forest products is no longer possible. The nutritional standards of the communities have fallen noticeably. The struggle launched by the people, to which this study now turns its attention, has to be understood as a struggle for life. Gradually, a mass movement has evolved, but it has very much remained a grassroots movement. Emergence of MMBKSS The resistance movement of the indigenous people started in 1983/84 (2040 BS) ‘before democracy’. Ten active individuals from different villages organised informal meetings to discuss their problems. Their efforts did not go unchallenged, particularly by local elites (e.g., landlords). Bote-Majhi leaders were persuaded to renounce their attempt to register a formal organisation. In response to complaints filed by local elites, police took action. By 1986 (2042 BS) arrest warrants had been issued for the leaders of the movement. Once, while mobilising the people, the leaders were forced to take refuge in the forest and went underground for months. They hid in the forests of Gajapur across from Sighrauli. Amar Bahadur Majhi, Jit Bahadur Majhi and his wife, Buli Ram Majhi, Tej Bahadur Bote, Hari Bahadur Musahar, Kaliya Musahar, and others had to desert their villages. Interestingly, they report that Army personnel were fairly cooperative while they hid inside the National Park and relied on the products of the forest. -
Kapilvastu District
Ministry of Agriculture Food and Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) Organization of the United Nations District Disaster Risk Management Plan (DDRMP) Kapilvastu District April 2011 Priority Framework for Action Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture Publisher: Government of Nepal Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Kathmandu, Nepal Copyright: April 2011 Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Government of Nepal Prepared under the FAO Technical Assistance to the Government of Nepal (TCP/NEP/3201 (D) and UNJP/NEP/OO5/UNJ) Table of Content Acronyms and Abbreviations Preface Executive Summary Page 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Rationale for District Disaster Risk Management Plans .......................................... 1 1.2. Objectives of the Kapilvastu DDRMP ................................................................. 1 1.3. Methodology .................................................................................................... 4 1.3.1. Framework for DDRMP Preparation ......................................................... 4 1.3.2. Building the picture–Assessing the disaster context in Kapilvastu ................. 4 1.3.3. Data collection methods .......................................................................... 6 1.3.4. Tools Used for Primary Information Collection .......................................... 6 1.3.5. Participatory Hazard Assessment ............................................................. -
ERMC Brochure
ERMC (Environment & Resource Management Consultant) (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company) COMPANY PROFILE 2018 CONTENTS Board of Directors | 01 Message from the Managing Director | 01 Company Background | 02 • Corporate Information • Vision • Mission • Objectives • Services • Sectors Location Map of International Projects | 04 Location Map of Domestic Projects in Nepal | 05 Transportation | 06 Hydropower/Energy | 07 Water Supply, Sanitation and Urban Development | 09 Water Resources, Irrigation and Natural Resource Management | 10 Clients | 12 Associated Organizations | 12 Corporate Social Responsibility | 13 MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR ERMC has successfully completed a large number of development Board of Directors projects in Nepal since its inception in the year 1986 A.D. At present, ERMC is the largest multidisciplinary consulting firm in Nepal and the only ISO Certified Nepalese consulting firm working in different countries of Asia and Africa. The Main field of activities of our firm is planning, feasibility studies, survey, design, supervision and management of the projects within all fields of social, environmental, physical engineering and related sciences. The main sectors we work in are Transportation, Hydropower/Energy, Water Supply and Sanitation, Urban Development, Irrigation & Agriculture, Water Resources Planning and Development, GIS Mapping, Project Management, Capacity Building and Training. From the outset, our primary concern has always been to render professional services of the highest quality to our clients who include donors, governments, semi-governments, and private enterprises. ERMC has successfully implemented numerous donor funded projects in the Asian and African countries since a long time and has been able Er. Uddab Raj Chaulagain to the gain highest level of client satisfaction. The interests of our Clients Managing Director are of paramount importance in every project we undertake.