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PAANI PROGRAM | पानी परियोजना FOURTEENTH QUARTERLY REPORT (July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019) PAANI PROGRAM | पानी परियोजना FOURTEENTH QUARTERLY REPORT (July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019) Cover photo: Members of the Rakam-Karnali Community Aquatic Animal Conservation Group (CAACG) reading the provisions of the Aquatic Animal and Biodiversity Conservation Act (AABCA) during an event organized by Aathbis Municipality of Middle Karnali Watershed to orient the community on the recently endorsed fish conservation bill. USAID Paani Program/Aura Creations PAANI PROGRAM | पानी परियोजना FOURTEENTH QUARTERLY REPORT (July 1, 2019 – September 30, 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: OCTOBER 30, 2019 USAID.GOV USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT | iii CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS VI SECTION 1: ACTIVITY OVERVIEW 13 SECTION II: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 20 SECTION 1I1: ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION 22 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1A: IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF CAPTURE FISHERIES 22 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1B: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR WATER MANAGEMENT 27 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1C: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ROADS AND MINING 30 STRATEGIC APPROACH 1D: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR MANAGING INVASIVE SPECIES 32 STRATEGIC APPROACH 2B: IMPROVE LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION35 STRATEGIC APPROACH 2A: IMPROVE RIVER BASIN PLANNING 37 STRATEGIC APPROACH 2C: SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER 40 STRATEGIC APPROACH 3B: SUPPORT CSOS TO ADVOCATE FOR TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE HYDROPOWER DECISION-MAKING 43 STRATEGIC APPROACH 3A: STRENGTHEN POLICY AND PLANNING FOR INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM) 45 STRATEGIC APPROACH 4A: LEARN AND DISCOVER (GENERATE KNOWLEDGE) THROUGH A RESEARCH AGENDA THAT INFORMS SAS UNDER IRS 1 AND 2 50 STRATEGIC APPROACH 4B: SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING, LEARNING, AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN ACADEMIC AND OTHER LEARNING SPACES 57 PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION, KNOWLEDGE SHARING 58 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES 63 SECTION IV: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 69 CONSTRAINTS AND PROPOSED REMEDIES 70 PERSONNEL UPDATES 72 GRANTS - COMPLETED, ONGOING, AND IN THE PIPELINE 73 SECTION V: LEARNING 80 RESULTS OF ANALYTIC WORK, ASSESSMENTS, AND EVALUATIONS 80 LESSONS LEARNED AND HOW THEY ARE USED TO INFORM PROGRAM PERFORMANCE80 SECTION V1I: MAJOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT QUARTER 81 ANNEXES 112 EXHIBIT A1: INDICATOR PERFORMANCE TRACKING Y4 Q1 112 EXHIBIT A2: GESI ANALYTICS FOR PAANI ACTIVITIES 116 EXHIBIT A3: ANNEXES TO SUPPORT SA 1A 118 EXHIBIT A4: ANNEXES TO SUPPORT SA 1D 125 EXHIBIT A5: ANNEXES TO SA 4A 130 EXHIBIT A6: ANNEXES TO SA 4B 137 EXHIBIT A7: NEFEJ ANALYTICS IN Y4 Q1 139 EXHIBIT A8: BREAKDOWN OF LOCAL FUNDS ALLOCATED 159 iv | USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT USAID.GOV FIGURES AND TABLES FIGURE 1: PAANI DEVELOPMENT HYPOTHESIS 14 FIGURE 2: RESEARCH ACTIVITES WITHIN PAANI WATERSHEDS 50 FIGURE 3: IDENTIFIED FISH SANCTUARY AREAS 55 TABLE 1: MEETINGS WITH USAID/NEPAL AND OTHER USAID PROGRAMS 59 TABLE 2: MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS 60 TABLE 3: GESI INTEGRATED MAJOR ACTIVITIES /OUTCOMES 64 FIGURE 4: LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN LOCAL GROUPS 65 TABLE 4: KEY ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT TASKS COMPLETED DURING Y4 Q1 69 TABLE 5: ADDRESSED CONSTRAINTS FROM THE Y3/Q4 AND ANNUAL REPORT 70 TABLE 6: PAANI PERSONNEL UPDATES Y4 Q1 72 TABLE 7: CLOSED AND COMPLETED PAANI GRANTS AS OF Y4 Q1 73 TABLE 8: ONGOING PAANI GRANTS AS OF Y4 Q1 75 TABLE 9: PAANI GRANTS PIPELINE AS OF Y4 Q1 78 TABLE 10: MAJOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT QUARTER 81 TABLE 11: INDICATOR PERFORMANCE TRACKING TABLE 112 FIGURE 5: PAANI PARTICIPANTS BY EVENT TYPE IN Y4 Q1 116 TABLE 12: FISH SPECIES DISTRIBUTION OBSERVED IN FOUR WETLANDS 118 TABLE 13: NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN NEWLY FORMED CAACGS 120 FIGURE 6: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK TO DESIGN FUTURE RESEARCH ON INVASIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 125 TABLE 15: FISH SPECIES OF RANI TAAL, SHUKLAPHANT NATIONAL PARK, LOWER MAHAKALI WATERSHED 126 TABLE 16: PLANT SPECIES RECORDED IN AND ROUND RANI TAAL, SUKLAPHANTA NATIONAL PARK 127 TABLE 17. LIST OF WETLANDS OF RAMAROSHAN AND THEIR STATUS 133 TABLE 18: NEFEJ TV SHOW EPISODES BROADCASTED IN Y4 Q1 139 TABLE 19: NEFEJ RADIO PROGRAMS AIRED IN Y4 Q1 145 TABLE 20: NEFEJ TOWN HALL MEETINGS HELD IN Y4 Q1 149 TABLE 21: RADIO STATIONS BROADCASTING NEFEJ RADIO PROGRAMS 156 TABLE 22: ANALYTICS OF HAKAHAKI WEB PORTAL IN Y4 Q1 157 TABLE 23: ANALYTICS OF ‘PAANI TV’ AND RADIO (YOUTUBE) IN Y4 Q1 158 USAID.GOV USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT | v ABBREVIATIONS AABCA Aquatic Animal and Biodiversity Conservation Act AABCB Aquatic Animal 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 BCN Bird Conservation Nepal 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 CAACG Community Aquatic Animal Conservation Group CAPA Community Adaptation Plans of Action CAS Catch Assessment Survey CBAPU Community Based Anti-Poaching Units CBF Community Business Facilitator CBR Community Biodiversity Register CCA Climate Change Adaptation CDES Central Department of Environmental Science CFPCC Central Fisheries Promotion and Conservation Center CFG Community Fishing Group CFMG Capture Fisheries Management Guidelines CFUG Community Forest User Group vi | USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT USAID.GOV CIA Cumulative Impact Assessment CIS Creative Innovation Society CMDN Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal CREEW Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water CRG Community River Groups CS Citizen Scientist CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CS: MAP Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project CSO Civil Society Organization DANAR Dalit Association for Natural Resources DDC District Development Committee DFID Department for International Development DG Director General DHM Department of Hydrology and Meteorology DNPWC Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation DoAD Department of Agriculture DoFD Directorate of Fisheries Development DoLIDAR Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Road DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DSCO District Soil Conservation Office DTO District Technical Office DTMP District Transport Master Plan EAP Emergency Action Planning EECCC Energy, Environment, Climate Change Coordination Committee EFLGF Environmentally Friendly Local Governance Framework EDC Energy Development Council EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environment Management Plan USAID.GOV USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT | vii ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment FAA Fixed Amount Award FAN Forest Action Nepal FECOFUN Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal FEDWASUN Federation of Water and Sanitation Users Nepal FEWS Flood Early Warning System FGD Focus Group Discussion FIRDO Fulvari Integrated Rural Development Organization GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GCC Global Climate Change GIS Geographic Information System GLOF Glacier Lake Outburst Flood GON Government of Nepal HbD Hydropower by Design HCV High Conservation Values HSAP Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol HWEPC Human Welfare Environmental Protection Centre IEC Information, Education and Communication ICH International Centre for Hydropower Norway IPPAN Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal KISAN Knowledge-based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition project KDCN Kalika Development Center Nepal KIRDARC Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Center LDCRCC Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Coordination Committees LDCRC Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Committees LAPA Local Adaptation Plans of Action LTTA Long Term Technical Assistance IBN Investment Board Nepal viii | USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT USAID.GOV ICID International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development IDE International Development Enterprises IFC International Finance Corporation IPM Integrated Pest Management IPPAN Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal IR Intermediate Result IRBM Integrated river basin management IRBMP Integrated River Basin Management Platforms IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature IWMA Integrated Watershed Management Activity IWMI International Water Management Institute IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management ISET-N Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - Nepal KII Key Informant Interview KU Kathmandu University LDCRP Local Disaster Risk Management Planning LVRE Low Volume Roads Engineering LWF Lutheran World Relief MEDEP Micro-Enterprise Development Programme MEWRI Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MHP Micro-hydropower MoALD Ministry of Agriculture Livestock Development MoE Ministry of Energy MoFALD Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development MoFE Ministry of Forest and the Environment MoFSC Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation USAID.GOV USAID NEPAL PAANI PROGRAM 14TH QUARTERLY REPORT | ix MoI Ministry of Irrigation MoPE Ministry of Population and Environment MPPW Ministry of Physical Planning and Works
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