The workshop on “Green Roads for Water in Nepal” took place in Kathmandu on the 17th and 18th of February 2020. The workshop was attended by 21 people with representatives from the Department of Local Infrastructure (DoLI), the Department of Roads (DoR), the Department of Irrigation (DoI), the Water Resource Research and Development Center (WRRDC), the Municipality of Godawari and the World Bank The objectives of the training were to:
- understand the challenges in road development and climate change
- learn and share about road water harvesting globally
- discuss how to apply techniques of ‘green roads for water’ in different regions of Nepal
- work on initiatives for implementation and promotion
Below, you can find the program of the workshop, the presentations given during the workshop (six in total) and the action plans developed during the workshop:
1. Green Roads for Water the Global Initiative
2. Green Roads for Water in Mountain and Hilly Areas
3.-Issues-and-challenges-in-local-road-network-development
4. Issues and challenges in strategic roads in Nepal and the integration of climate change
5. Bio-engineering in road development- lesson learned
6. Green Roads for Water in Terai and Plain