Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Australia commits 42 m$ for SDIP2

Kathmandu, Feb. 21:
Australian ambassador to Nepal, Glenn White Tuesday announced the launch of the second phase of activities in the Himalayan river basin under the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP2).
“The project is Australian Government’s regional development programme to improve integrated management of water, energy, and food in parts of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh, addressing climate risk and the interests of women and girls,” said White.
The Australian government has committed 42 million US Dollars to the SDIP2 which will run for four years, 2016 to 2020.
Australia has now a total of 90 million dollars commitment across the region for the SDIP project.
“In response to the government of Nepal and other bilateral partners in South Asia, Australia has and will continue to support the region on integrated water resource management, climate resilient and energy/water efficient agriculture, and energy efficiency and standards in large scale grid connected renewable and small to medium scale hydropower,” said White.  
SDIP initiatives focus on Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins.
The second phase of the programme aims to strengthen practices for regional cooperation, generate and share new knowledge, and improve the regional enabling environment for more integrated management of water, energy and food resources.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), International Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management (ICEWaRM), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), World Bank’s South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) and Asia Foundation are the delivery partners for SDIP in Nepal.
Meanwhile, talking to The Rising Nepal, Head of Development Cooperation at the Australian Embassy Ainsley Hemming said that Australia would continue to support Nepal in poverty alleviation and inclusive development.

According to her, Australia is supporting Nepal with about 36 million Australian dollars annually in an average. 

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