Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned

Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been prescribed in the global water policy literature for decades. This article looks at how the concept has been applied in Nepal. It highlights the normative approach in IWRM policy formulation, the existing institutional barriers to apply it and ho...

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Main Authors: Suhardiman, Diana, Clement, Floriane, Bharati, Luna
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77512
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description Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been prescribed in the global water policy literature for decades. This article looks at how the concept has been applied in Nepal. It highlights the normative approach in IWRM policy formulation, the existing institutional barriers to apply it and how these resulted in the framing of IWRM ‘implementation’ as merely a compilation of donor-funded projects. Current discourse on IWRM highlights the need to shift the emphasis from national policy formulation to local adaptive, pragmatic approaches to IWRM. This article brings to light the need to identify potential entry points to scale up locally rooted water management approaches towards the development of nested institutional set-ups in water resources management.
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spelling CGSpace775122025-06-17T08:24:21Z Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned Suhardiman, Diana Clement, Floriane Bharati, Luna water resources development water management water use water policy water power stakeholders policy making corporate culture decision making sustainability Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been prescribed in the global water policy literature for decades. This article looks at how the concept has been applied in Nepal. It highlights the normative approach in IWRM policy formulation, the existing institutional barriers to apply it and how these resulted in the framing of IWRM ‘implementation’ as merely a compilation of donor-funded projects. Current discourse on IWRM highlights the need to shift the emphasis from national policy formulation to local adaptive, pragmatic approaches to IWRM. This article brings to light the need to identify potential entry points to scale up locally rooted water management approaches towards the development of nested institutional set-ups in water resources management. 2015-04-03 2016-11-01T13:39:40Z 2016-11-01T13:39:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77512 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Suhardiman, Diana; Clement, Floriane; Bharati, Luna. 2015. Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(2):284-300. Special Issue: Himalayan Waters at the Crossroads. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2015.1020999
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water policy
water power
stakeholders
policy making
corporate culture
decision making
sustainability
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Clement, Floriane
Bharati, Luna
Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned
title Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned
title_full Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned
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title_full_unstemmed Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned
title_short Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned
title_sort integrated water resources management in nepal key stakeholders perceptions and lessons learned
topic water resources development
water management
water use
water policy
water power
stakeholders
policy making
corporate culture
decision making
sustainability
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