Nepal unveils water and weather white papers, targets six river basins and four high- risk glacial lakes
Summary
Nepal has unveiled two white papers to strengthen hydrology and meteorology services, expand flood early-warning systems in six river basins and reduce water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes. The plans also call for greater use of AI, automated weather stations and improved warning systems to reduce disaster risks.
Key Points
- The government released separate white papers to improve Nepal’s water-resource management, weather forecasting and disaster-risk reduction.
- A proposed GLOF Sanjivani Project will lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes, including Thulagi, Lower Arun, Lumding Tsho and Hongu-2.
- Flood early-warning systems will be expanded across six major river basins, while round-the-clock forecasting services will operate during the monsoon and post-monsoon season.
- The department wants to use AI, machine learning, high-performance computing and more automated stations to improve forecast accuracy and warning delivery.
