Pilot Study to Investigate a Participatory Approach for Roadside Protection of Rural Roads in Nepal - Inception Report Phase 2
This report documents the inception phase of a 3-year pilot study aimed at developing an innovative approach
Abstract
This report documents the inception phase of a 3-year pilot study aimed at developing an innovative and participatory approach for roadside protection on rural roads in Nepal. It builds on an earlier short initiation phase conducted at the beginning of 2016. The introduction of Right of Way (RoW) along rural roads of the District Road Core Network (DRCN) combined with poverty alleviation is a new proposal. A clear legal provision for this purpose has not yet been enacted in Nepal. However, various policy and legal provisions have been endorsed with regard to plantations and maintaining greenery in the RoW through local authorities.
Based on this, appropriate legal instruments for the application of the RoW are to be developed. Following investigations on legal, engineering and socio-economic conditions, suitable plant species have been selected. Cost benefit analysis of the selected plants show that planting the RoW land for productive use can be profitable. By involving nearby local landless villagers, organised in local user groups, there is an opportunity to improve their livelihoods. A combined work plan including activities and milestone deliverable documents has been compiled for monitoring the implementation of this pilot study in 5 phases.
This project is funded by DFID under the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)
Citation
Meyer, W. (2017). Pilot Study to Investigate a Participatory Approach for Roadside Protection of Rural Roads in Nepal - Inception Report Phase 2. London: ReCAP for DFID.
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