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Dhulikhel's Journey Towards Water Security: Insights for Policy and Practices This book documents Dhulikhel’s journey towards urban water security. It builds on about half a decade of collaboration between Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) and Dhulikhel municipality on working towards linking science, policy and practice on urban water management. It blends the perspectives of researchers, policy makers and practitioners and provides insights on climate adaptive and inclusive water governance relevant for emerging Himalayan towns. DHULIKHEL’S JOURNEY TOWARDS WATER SECURITY WATER JOURNEY TOWARDS DHULIKHEL’S Dhulikhel’s Journey towards Water Security INSIGHTS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) Baneshwor, Kathmandu Phone: 977-1-4469938 Email: [email protected] EDITORS DIL KHATRI Dhulikhel Municipality Dhulikhel, Kavre KAUSTUV RAJ NEUPANE Phone: 977-11-490324 KAMAL DEVKOTA 9 789937 085359 Email: [email protected] Dhulikhel’s Journey towards Water Security: INSIGHTS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE EDITORS Dil Khatri Kaustuv Raj Neupane Kamal Devkota © SIAS, 2021 © Authors, 2021 ISBN 9789937085359 Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies NK Sigh Marga 306, Minbhawan, Kathmandu Email: [email protected] www.sias-southasia.org Dhulikhel Municipality Dhulikhel, Kavre Email: [email protected] www.dhulikhelmun.gov.np No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronics or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher and author. Printed copies: 1000 Price: NPR 450 Printed at: New Harisiddhi Offset Press, Dhulikhel Contents 1. Dhulikhel’s journey towards water security: Insights for policy and practice 1 Dil Khatri, Kaustuv Raj Neupane and Kamal Devkota 2. Evolution of drinking water system in Dhulikhel: Trails and tribulations 15 Ashok Byanju, Kushal Pokharel and Kaustuv Raj Neupane 3. Opportunities and challenges of the larger-scale water supply project: Insights from the Kavre valley 32 Moti Ram Timalsina, Tikeshwari Joshi, Suchita Shrestha, Dilli Poudel and Dil Khatri 4. Upstream-downstream interdependencies and water security in Dhulikhel 49 Kaustuv Raj Neupane, Anushiya Shrestha and Tikeshwari Joshi 5. Policy and institutional aspects of water management in Dhulikhel 68 Gyanu Maskey, Chandra Lal Pandey and Dil Khatri 6. Under the glass ceiling: Limitations of women in urban water management systems 83 Rachana Upadhaya and Suchita Shrestha 7. Future climate stress on drinking water of Kavre Valley: Case of upper Roshi river 104 Anjit Gautam and Tikeshwari Joshi 8. Pani Chautari as a tool for evidence-informed policy and practice: Experiences from Dhulikhel 125 Kamal Devkota, Gyanu Maskey and Dil Khatri 9. Application of recharge ponds for water management: Explaining from nature based solution perspective 142 Suchita Shrestha, Kamal Devkota, Ngamindra Dahal and Kaustuv Raj Neupane About the Contributors Editors Dil Khatri holds PhD in Rural Development from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. Currently, he is leading the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) as the Executive Director. He has more than a decade of experience in policy-oriented research and his broader research interest lies in the issues related to environmental governance with a particular focus on participatory resources management, ecosystem services, and climate change. The geographical focus of his work has been on the Nepalese Himalayas. His earlier work with ForestAction was related to policy- oriented research on forest and climate change-related issues. Before joining research career in 2009, he had gained more than a decade of experience in development practices working on Nepal’s community forestry and rural livelihoods. Email: [email protected] Kaustuv Raj Neupane is a researcher and involved in urban water issues (including in Dhulikhel) for more than six years. His area of interest lies in sustainable water management, water policies, urban resilience and ecosystem services. He holds Master’s Degree in Rural Development and Zoology (Ecology and Environment group) from Tribhuvan University. He has contributed to several academic papers and technical reports. He has a specific interest to write in national dailies. Email: [email protected] Kamal Devkota holds Master’s Degree in Development Studies and has more than eight years of action research and writing experience. His research interests lie in urban water security, local governance and public policy. He has been working on water governance issues of Dhulikhel for last seven years where he was involved in studies, facilitating local dialogues such as Pani Chautari and supporting the municipal policy process. Mr Devkota has published a number of journal articles and policy briefs capturing insights from Dhulikhel. He is currently working as the Program Director at SIAS. Email: [email protected] Authors Ashok Byanju is the mayor of Dhulikhel municipality and chairperson of the Municipal Association of Nepal. He also leads the Kavre Valley Water Supply Management Board as the chairperson. He has been actively promoting Dhulikhel’s water management experiences in a number of international forums. His journey of water management in Dhulikhel started in his early 20’s as an executive member of Dhulikhel Drinking Water Users Committee. Since then, he has been continuously engaged on urban water management and governance-related issues. Currently, he has been translating the vision of “one house-one tap” that he promised in the municipal election. Email: [email protected] Ngamindra Dahal holds PhD in Environmental Sciences from Kathmandu University. He has earned 20 years of professional experience in action researches and policy development processes in affiliation with various organizations. His field of expertise includes scientific research, development planning and practicing of innovations in the field of climate and ecosystems, hydrology, environmental impact assessment, disaster risk management and technology transfer for climate-resilient agriculture, water, energy and infrastructure management. He has about six years of research and engagement experiences in Dhulikhel where he has conducted studies related to climate change and water management. Email: [email protected] Anjit Gautam holds MSc. Engineering with specialization on Climate Change & Development from the Institute of Engineering (IoE), Nepal. For this degree, he has conducted the dissertation research on “Future climate stress on drinking water” by taking the case from the upper Roshi river from Kavre valley. Mr Gautam has long experiences on climate change, renewable energy and the water sector. He has started his career as Environment, Energy & Climate Change Officer at the District Development Committees in different districts including Kavre followed by Planning and Capacity Development Officer at Alternative Energy Promotion Centre. Email: [email protected] Tikeshwari Joshi holds Master’s degree in Natural Resources Management and Environment from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria together with the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic. She has more than 10 years of experience in research related to natural resources management. She has conducted research on climate change, forestry and REDD+, gender issues in natural resources management, disaster risk reduction, ecosystem and ecosystem services, and water resources management. She has been engaged in water management related research in Dhulikhel for about three years. Email: [email protected] Gyanu Maskey is currently pursuing her PhD in Development Studies at Kathmandu University, School of Arts. Her PhD research focuses on urban water security in the context of urbanisation and climate change in which Dharan and Dhulikhel are the study sites. She has more than 8 years of experience working in a number of research projects including climate change, urban development, REDD+ and hydropower development at Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) as a Senior Research Officer. She also has experience in office management, proposal development and project management. Email: [email protected] Chandra Lal Pandey is an Assistant Professor at Kathmandu University. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waikato, New Zealand from where he had also earned a PhD in Political Science and Public Policy, concentrating in the fields of climate governance, environmental (social) justice and resource politics. His research expertise and interests include environmental politics, climate change governance, water security and public policy. His research in Dhulikhel focused mainly on the institutions and policy aspects of water management. He has contributed a number of articles in international journals. Email: [email protected] Kushal Pokharel is an independent researcher and media writer. He also serves as the columnist for The Rising Nepal. His research area spans natural resource governance, public policy and deliberative governance. He has also been contributing in the field of knowledge management and development at SIAS. Additionally, he also provides content development and editorial support to academic and research-based institutions. Email: [email protected] Dilli Prasad Poudel holds a PhD in Human Geography from the Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Norway and
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