Restoring and improving traditional Naulas and spring-sheds
Figure 1 Traditional Naula (left) and improved Naula (right) Naulas are traditional water sources within the villages in the Hills of Nepal. Naulas provide drinking water around the year but the discharge drops to less than 0.01 liter per second during the dry season and eventually dries up completely during droughts. Naulas are fed by groundwater (sub-surface flow) from small local catchments: the so-called ‘spring-shed’. Rainwater infiltrates in the soil until it is blocked
A water user committee is the initial vehicle for advanced livelihoods
Edwin de Korte, was the Chief Livelihoods Advisor from June 2016 –July 2019. He set up the livelihood team and made it more agri-business oriented. At his departure he shares some of his experiences. When I came to work for RVWRMP in mid-2016 I already had many years of experience of working in Nepal in several projects and areas of the country. However, for many of the project districts, such as Bajura, Bajhang, Darchula Achham and Humla this was the first time that I had a
