Common use of Nepal Component Clause in Contracts

Nepal Component. ■Background and Objective Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu Valley area on a long term. After the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, it was decided by the Board of Directors (of the Donor) that this project be shifted to ‘Emergency Assistance for Nepal’ and focus on relief and humanitarian support for the most affected communities. Additional cash donations collected from the local governments, partner private sector companies, and citizens groups were added to this project. This emergency component was called the ‘Emergency winterization project’ where durable iron stoves and foam mattresses were delivered to over 700 households. In this phase 2016-2017, the project will continue to address and improve water quality in various water bodies around Kathmandu area and additionally the Terai region which face even larger water related challenges by use of sustainable technology called ‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, and septic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat projects. The project will work with the local governments who will mobilize the schools and the communities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns. ■Nepal Component Budget: USD15,000 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY104.50 as of July 2016) ■Implementation strategies and activities The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, CIUD (Center for Integrated Urban Development, local NGO), local governments and universities in Nepal, and by technical assistance from Aquaservice Inc., the producer of the bio formula. The implementation will cover Kathmandu and several other municipalities. ■Implementation period: 21 months from June 2016 to March 2018