Nepal Environment Sector Diagnostic: Path to Sustainable Growth Under Federalism

doi:10.1596/32645

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Nepal Environment Sector Diagnostic: Path to Sustainable Growth Under Federalism

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2019-11-20T16:47:31Z
dc.date.available	2019-11-20T16:47:31Z
dc.date.issued	2019-06
dc.description.abstract	The 2015 Constitution ushered in not only a comprehensive transformation of Nepal's government structure, but also a shift from a protection-focused approach to natural resources management to one that aims to harness resources sustainably. Nepal's rich water, forest and biodiversity resources would thus fuel economic growth and prosperity and help achieve the goal becoming a middle-income country by 2030.The objective of this Environment Sector Diagnostic (ESD) is to inform policies, investments and institutional capacity building measures in key areas of natural resources use and environmental management to support sustainable growth and prosperity in Nepal in the context of federalism. Thus, the ESD aims to inform investment projects and government policies and facilitate the implementation of the World Bank's new Environmental and Social Framework in the context of the projects it supports.The key themes of natural resource use addressed in the ESD are forest management, nature-based tourism, hydropower development, agricultural intensification, and river quarrying. For each theme, the ESD highlights the economic gains of more productive use of the associated natural resources, where possible through quantitative modelling, and points to investments and policy and institutional measures to ensure sustainability. In terms of adverse environmental impacts, the ESD focuses on pollution, including air pollution, solid waste including hazardous substances, as well as, road construction. It estimates the cost of pollution to the economy and provides recommendations to lower this cost. These themes were selected based on their current and potential role in the economy and their current and potential impact on the environment.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/32645
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/32645
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Country Environmental Analysis;
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	NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	FEDERALISM
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subject	FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	TOURISM
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.title	Nepal Environment Sector Diagnostic	en
dc.title.subtitle	Path to Sustainable Growth Under Federalism	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Nepal Environment Sector Diagnostic
okr.date.disclosure	2019-11-20
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.guid	149771574194451678
okr.guid	141591574193407696
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/32645
okr.identifier.report	139924
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Nepal
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topic	Environment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topic	Environment::Natural Resources Management
okr.topic	Environment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topic	Environment::Tourism and Ecotourism
okr.topic	Environment::Water Resources Management
okr.unit	SAR ENR PM 1 (SSAE1)