Nepal

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initiative

Date: July 2025

Signed: The Council of Ministers

In June 2025, Nepal's Cabinet of Ministers endorsed the Prime Ministerial Initiative on WASH. It commits the Government of Nepal to accelerating progress on water, sanitation, and hygiene as a national development priority.

HIGHLIGHTS

10 commitments and instructions, including high-level financing dialogue on water and sanitation

Retrofitting infrastructure in high-risk zones, regulating surface and groundwater use

Adoption of 20-year WASH Sector Development Plan

Institutionalizing the Joint Sector Review for shared accountability

Started implementation with the design of two flagship programmes—one for water supply and one for sanitation.

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