Nepal: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sanitation - Urban water supply

Water supply and sanitation infrastructure in project municipalities improved

Institutional and community capacities strengthened

1. WSS infrastructure improved

- 12 water supply and sanitation packages are awarded, and physical works are in progress.

2. Institutional and community capacities strengthened

- Preparation of WASH plans, business plans and tariff guidelines are ongoing.

- Of the 11 WUSCs formed in the awarded projects, at least 10 women are in a key post.

- Climate-resilient subprojects for future investments are finalized.

- Awareness campaign on water conservation practices is ongoing.

- Training on smart utility management and leadership for DWSSM, TDF and WUAs are ongoing.

P,O will prepare a stakeholder communication strategy and submit to ADB for review by the end of the first quarter after loan effectiveness. The strategy will follow ADB's Public Communications Policy 2011. PMO will ensure that all communication is in language understood by the specific audience. The stakeholder communication strategy will be based on a stakeholder analysis and will incorporate the following components:

(i) Compilation of stakeholder communication activities undertaken so far, including gender-disaggregated data on participants, minutes of meetings and photographs;

(ii) role of the PMO, RPMOs in coordinating and communicating with government of institutional stakeholders;

(iii) public communication plan for disseminating project related information (a) to the general public, particularly those who may be impacted by the proposed projects; (b) to indigenous peoples' groups who may be benefited or affected by the proposed projects; (c) to communities facing loss of common property resources; and (d) to vulnerable groups, particularly regarding the project's social inclusion policy and how to avail benefits under the project;

(iv) disclosure of social safeguards and environment monitoring reports and any updated resettlement plans and IEEs in the ADB and PMO websites and to affected persons and local non-government organizations/community-based organizations, in local language; and

(v) other communication arrangements at the local community level including through notice boards, newspapers, local radio stations and cable television, etc.