Global Water Leadership Program begins

March 31, Kathmandu: The Global Water Leadership Program has been implemented in Nepal with the objective of supporting leadership development for improved water, sanitation and hygiene services and climate adaptation.

The program is being implemented in collaboration with the World Water Partnership, UNICEF, Sanitation for All and Water, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Joint Monitoring Program for Sanitation and the World Health Organization. The program will run until 2024.

The program has been implemented in 10 countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Chad, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Palestine, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

The Water and Energy Commission of Nepal said it was confident that the program will help the government to implement effective and inclusive climate resilient water policies and strategies and help maintain climate-resilient communities.

Speaking at a workshop organized on Wedensday to discuss the preparations for the implementation of the program, Secretary of the Commission Dinesh Kumar Ghimire said that the program was implemented to fulfill the international commitment expressed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.