Maintaining water quality to protect benefits
Maintaining water quality to protect benefits
Wastewater
(Domestic/Industrial/Agricultural)
Wastewater
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Waterfront cities
"Life Below Water"
"Life Below Water"
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Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)
WEPA is a network sharing knowledge among 13 countries in Asia. The programme was established in 2004, aiming to improve the water environment in Asia by providing partner countries with relevant information and knowledge to strengthen water environmental governance.
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Nepal
Nepal has abundant water resources. Average annual precipitation is around 1,500 mm, ranging from over 6,000 mm along the southern slopes of the Annapurna Range in central Nepal to less than 250 mm in the northcentral portion near the Tibetan plateau. About 10% of total precipitation in Nepal falls as snow, mostly in the 23% of Nepal’s total area that lies above the permanent snowline of 5,000 m. There are 3,252 glaciers covering an area of 5,323 km2 (or 3.6% of Nepal’s total area), with an estimated ice reserve of 481 km3, and 2,323 glacial lakes, covering an area of 75 km2. The snow-capped Himalayas is the main source of rivers in the country, especially during the dry season.