Risk Screening for Infrastructure Government of Nepal Ministry of Urban Development Session VII: Climate Resilient Water Management: challenges, successes, suggested future actions Risk Screening for Infrastructure Er. Sarita Shrestha Maskey Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Nepal Regional Dialogue on the Role of Climate Proofing Growth and Development to Achieve the SDGs, 4 – 6 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Country Context Vulnerability to Climate Change Nepal is highly susceptible to climatic hazards including flooding, landslides, droughts, and glacier lake outburst floods. Cost of Floods and Landslides ≈ US$270 million/year CC estimated to result in 2% loss of the GDP/year, (5% in extreme years) Low investment in urban infrastructure

Country Context Cont. Rapid Urbanization and Increasing Climate Risks Fastest Urbanizing country in South Asia: inadequate and sub-standard urban infrastructure and services Lack proper operation and maintenance planning Rapid urbanization, poor planning and low quality construction compound social vulnerability Poor quality of infrastructure: both infrastructure and dependent population are sensitive to climate risks

Building Urban Climate Resilience Adaptation of New urban theory and innovative planning concepts Publications related to climate resilient including a report “Inclusive Cities: Resilient Communities” Development of new cities in and outside the capital city Formulation of urban development related policies

Building Urban Climate Resilience Cont. Involvement in review and formulation of sectoral policies Use of urban development tools (land pooling) Initiation of Nepal Urban Resilient Project (NURP) Decision making support tool

Building Urban Climate Resilience Cont. Objectives and Progress of Nepal Urban Resilience Project (NURP) To implement disaster resilient urban building, planning, infrastructure and services, Increase capacity of Government staff and support governments in policy making and implementations. Established steering Committee, formation of working group, project town selection and mobilization of consulting team

Decision Making Support Tool for Urban Resilience in Nepal

Lessons and Opportunities Addressing Climate Change will require additional investment for resilience settlements and infrastructure Need of awareness and capacity building at all level of government including private sector Coordination among the stakeholders and Networking with multi stakeholders Use of related experts from the initial stages of infrastructure Development

Lessons and Opportunities Cont. Tapping in of international funds and Technology Identifying the funding gaps and resourcing from domestic budgets Investment in resilience reaps far more benefits in the long run Transfer of Knowledge and Sharing it

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