Mitigating the Madhes water crisis: action to protect province’s groundwater and solve flooding

Groundwater management is the shared responsibility of federal, provincial and local governments, but there is a lack of integrated planning, budgeting, data sharing, and collective action for groundwater extraction and recharge. Sustainable groundwater use in the Madhesh Province in Nepal requires...

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Autores principales: KC, Sumitra, Khadka, Manohara
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177373
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Sumario:Groundwater management is the shared responsibility of federal, provincial and local governments, but there is a lack of integrated planning, budgeting, data sharing, and collective action for groundwater extraction and recharge. Sustainable groundwater use in the Madhesh Province in Nepal requires inclusive and equitable practices that combine water science-informed interventions with a cross-disciplinary approach.