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Valuing Green Infrastructure: Case Study of Kali Gandaki Watershed, Nepal

dc.contributor.author World Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-03T21:17:32Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-03T21:17:32Z
dc.date.issued 2019-11-01
dc.description.abstract Watersheds are an appropriate and effective unit for managing ecological assets, given the interconnected nature of economic activities and their impacts within a watershed, locally and regionally, upstream and downstream. Watersheds are increasingly recognized as a critical form of green infrastructure that provides a flow of economic benefits. In mountainous countries like Nepal, watershed management can contribute to important development goals and increase resilience to climate change. Watershed management can refer to a wide variety of practices that fall under the umbrella of investment in green infrastructure, such as slope correction using terracing, planting hedgerows and cover crops, using crop residues, cover crops, and mulches, trenching and bunding, re- and afforestation, and revision of grazing practices. Minimizing the loss of soil and downstream sedimentation is one of the most visible and immediate benefits of watershed management, whose positive impact can be felt across many sectors of the economy, including agriculture, hydropower, and water. This study focuses on the watershed area that drains to the Kaligandaki, Nepal. The study presents a systematic approach to assess where, in what quantity, and through what processes sediment is being generated in the Kali Gandaki Basin, identify plausible interventions through investing in green infrastructure approaches for watershed management, and evaluate their impacts. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422301574090916059/Case-Study-of-Kali-Gandaki-Watershed-Nepal
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32757
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subject LANDSLIDE
dc.subject SEDIMENT
dc.subject HYDROPOWER
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject WATER CONSERVATION
dc.subject DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subject CLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.title Valuing Green Infrastructure en
dc.title.subtitle Case Study of Kali Gandaki Watershed, Nepal en
dc.type Report en
dc.type Rapport fr
dc.type Informe es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crossref.title Valuing Green Infrastructure
okr.date.disclosure 2019-11-18
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422301574090916059/Case-Study-of-Kali-Gandaki-Watershed-Nepal
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/32757
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b087314eae_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 31208736
okr.identifier.report 139563
okr.imported true en
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422301574090916059/pdf/Case-Study-of-Kali-Gandaki-Watershed-Nepal.pdf en
okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.country Nepal
okr.topic Energy :: Energy and Natural Resources
okr.topic Energy :: Hydro Power
okr.topic Environment :: Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topic Environment :: Climate Change Impacts
okr.topic Environment :: Natural Disasters
okr.topic Environment :: Natural Resources Management
okr.topic Water Resources :: Watershed Management
okr.unit SAR ENR PM 1 (SSAE1)
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