Stakeholder Consultation and Water Governance: Lessons from the Melamchi Water Transfer Project in Nepal1 Dhruba Pant2 and Madar Samad3 January 2006 1 Paper prepared for CPWF dss workshop in Ethiopia 23-26, January 2006 2 Head, IWMI-Nepal GPO 8975 EPC 416, Kathmandu, Nepal; e-mail:
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[email protected] Glossary 1 MLD 0.01157 Cumecs BDS Bulk Distribution System BPC Butwal Power Company CAPRi Collective Action and Property Rights CBO Community Based Organization CPWF Challenge Program on Water & Food DDC District Development Committee DIO District Irrigation Office DNI Distribution Network Improvement DWRC District Water Resources Committee EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environment Management Plan FMIS Farmer Managed Irrigation System Ghatta Traditional water mill used for milling grains Ha Hectare HMG/N His Majesty's Government of Nepal HP Hydro Power INGO International Non Government Organization IP Irrigation Project IRR Internal Rate of Return IWMI International Water Management Institute JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KM Kilo Meter Kut Rent KV Kathmandu Valley KW Kilo Watt LCG Local Consultative Group LGP Local Governance Program M Meter Majhi Fisherman MCG Melamchi Consultative Group MDS Melamchi Diversion Scheme MDWS Melamchi Drinking Water System MLD Million Liter per day Msl Mean Seal Level MWSDB Melamchi Water Supply Development Board MWSP Melamchi Water Supply Project NGO Non Government Organization NGOCW NGO Co-ordination