Hydrology and Climate Change

Introduction:

Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) is defined as a framework to integrate natural resource management with community livelihoods in a sustainable way. The action plan is known as the silent feature of the integrated watershed management. It addresses the issues of degradation of natural resources, soil erosion, landslides, floods, frequent droughts and desertification, low agricultural productivity, poor water quantity and poor access to land from

watershed management viewpoint. The action area (AA) deals with the new and upcoming challenges, opportunities for the region in the contexts of payment for ecosystem services (PES) and climate change at the watershed level.

Adhikhola watershed area is located at Syangja district in western Nepal, and it covers hills, middle mountaions, and low land with full ecosystem. Adhikhola is a trubutary of Gandaki River, and it has many small tributaries which origanate from middle mountains.

The approaches include:

IWM project takes in hand with the development and implementation of regional research programmes in collaboration with local public organizations, regional and international research institutes. it scales up of good practices by building on past experience and creating new experience from different eco-regions, new methods, technologies and options; and it disseminates and shares of knowledge through broadcasting networks, workshops, training, exposure visits, resource books, how to do manuals, posters, feature articles, leaflets, CDs, and multimedia tools.

Objectives:

The main objective is to develop and pilot equitable to payment for ecosystem service (PES), and methodologies in this region. We can develop it as a pilot project through assessments and research which results for suitable watershed management strategies. It also addresses the adaptation to climate change. This project helps to build capacities of watershed managers to scale up good watershed management practices. It supports policy making in integrated use of resources.