This document is an internal Nepal country impact study of initiatives supported by UN-HABITAT’s Water and Sanitation Trust Fund (WSTF) undertaken by a team of international consultants. The objective of the WSTF is to bring in new investment and ideas, expand service coverage for poor urban dwellers, and help build momentum for achieving the MDGs. The objectives and envisaged outcomes of the Country Support Strategy (CSS) of the Water for Asian Cities (WAsC) in Nepal (2008-2012) are by and large similar to those of WSTF. UN-HABITAT is a newcomer to the Urban WATSAN sector in Nepal, but has managed to establish itself as a notable development partner in this field. The order of magnitude of the impacts of the WAsC interventions on the achievement of the MDGs is limited in terms of
tangible increase in WSS coverage,but UN-HABITAT has demonstrated significant impacts in terms of improvements in quality and relevance of the projects. Hence, the actual value added and impacts made by the first generation pilot projects (2005-09) provide a solid base for more vigorous at large scale replication efforts provided the UN-HABITAT has incorporated lessons learned and recommended strategic and operational adjustments. Overall, very good work has been accomplished under (sometimes) difficult circumstances in Nepal, which include very high government staff turnover, political instability and lack of NGOs with sufficient experience to mobilize urban poor communities.
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UNHABITAT
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Publication
in English
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Keywords:
POVERTY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, BASIC NEEDS, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, SANITATION,SETTLEMENT PLANNING, WASTE DISPOSAL, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION, GENDER, POPULATION DYNAMICS, GENDER STATISTICS, WATER, WATER SUPPLY, DRINKING WATER, RIGHT TO DRINKING WATER, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY
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Thematic Group:
UNHABITAT
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Human Settlements
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Thesaurus:
09.01.00
- Settlement Planning
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