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Digo Jal Bikas Operations

Meeting and discussing water issues with water user association groups is key to conducting analysis of water policy and institutions in Nepal.

IWMI staff and partners glance at a map of Far West Nepal.

As part of gaining an understanding of the landscape of hydropower in Far West Nepal, IWMI staff and partners visit completed and currently being constructed hydropower plants.

IWMI scientists meet with water stakeholders in Far West Nepal.

Communities of Far West Nepal

In Mellekh of Doti district, it is tradition that only men plough the fields, as is the case throughout rural communities in Nepal.

In Punebata, Doti, as in the case across Nepal, many men migrate, leaving women to manage the household as well as fields.

Ram Bastakoti conducts a focus group discussion with community members of Kuti, Kailali.

Doti district is located in the mid-hills of Far West Nepal.

In Mellekh, Doti, a child uses a water tap.

Trade-Off Arena Workshop

Sanita Dhaubanjar from IWMI shares results from her group discussion with the wider workshop.

Emily Lambright Pakhtigian from Duke University, a DJB partner, shares her perspective on hydrological modeling.

Participants of the Trade-Off Arena workshop gather for a photo.

Environmental Flows Workshop

Luna Bharati, IWMI principal researcher, shares her vision for water management in Nepal.

Nilu Basnyat (DAI/Paani Deputy Chief of Party) participates in a break-out session presentation.

Karolyn Upman, USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative, welcomes participants to the Environmental Flows Workshop.

Participants of the Environmental Flows workshop spanned the private sector, government, NGOs, and research institutes.