Diktel, a typical hilltop town in the lower Himalayan region of Nepal possesses favorable geographical features of the Rupakot range with ample rainfall and natural water streams. However, due to the burgeoning water demand and declining water availability, the once-thriving town now faces a growing crisis of water scarcity.
The video document uncovers the multifaceted issues of climate impacts on water sources, poor water infrastructural development, unmanaged water diversion causing conflicts between groups of people for different types of water uses and between upstream and downstream communities, and gender to social injustices affecting the women, children and marginalized communities. The video emphasizes the need for moving beyond conventional water management system, taking into consideration climate-resilient urban water infrastructures, contextually relevant project planning and clear institutional mechanisms for equitable, sustainable and adaptive water governance.
The video is a part of Governing climate-resilient futures: Gender, justice and conflict resolution in resource management (JustClime) project funded by the Swedish Research Council. We are also grateful to the funding support from University of Edinburgh through the project LLNOB [Learning to ‘Leave No One Behind’: Equitable and sustainable livelihoods in natural resource governance in Nepal and India – developing an international research cluster] for the making of this video.
दिक्तेल नेपालको तल्लो हिमाली क्षेत्रमा रहेको एक पहाडी शहर हो । रुपाकोट श्रृंखला भनेर चिनिने यस ठाउँमा प्रशस्त पानी पर्छ र धेरै झरना र खोलाहरु छन । यद्यपि बढ्दो पानीको माग र घट्दो उपलब्धताले शहरी तथा ग्रामीण बस्तीहरूमा पानीको आपूर्ति गर्न कठिन भइरहेको छ ।
यस भडियोले जलवायु परिवर्तन लगायतका विकास कार्यले पानीको मुहानमा पारेको असर र अव्यवस्थित खानेपानी पुर्वाधारले शहरी क्षेत्रका र ग्रामीण उपभोक्ताहरू साथै महिला, बालबालिका र पिछडिएका समुदायले भोग्नुपरेका समस्याहरुलाई प्रस्तुत गरेको छ । यसले जलवायु अनुकूल दिगो पानीको पुर्वाधार, ठाउँ अनुसारको योजना र पानीमा सबैको समान पहुंचका सवालहरू उठाएको छ ।
The video is a part of Governing climate-resilient futures: Gender, justice and conflict resolution in resource management (JustClime) project funded by the Swedish Research Council.
