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    Nepal: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihood Project

    Asian Development Bank | July 2020
    Abstract
    At the time of project design, Nepal was among the poorest countries in the world. Poverty is high in rural areas where the incidence rate is 44%, which is almost double that in urban areas at 23%. Poverty incidence rate at 72% in the midwestern and far western regions and 56% in the mountain districts were much higher than the national average. The hill and mountain districts of these regions ranked lowest in socioeconomic and infrastructure development. Their livelihood indicators and road densities, which are substantially lower than in other districts, and their limited market access exacerbated poverty in these areas. Problems in mountain areas were aggravated by the civil war between 1996 and 2006. The civil conflict displaced about 400,000 landowners and directly affected 2.4 million people, primarily in the western regions. Poor access to inputs, services, and markets due to rugged terrain made it hard to increase agricultural productivity. Hence, improving physical access was seen as a prerequisite for significant economic development, mainly through reduced transport costs. It was also necessary to enhance the livelihood opportunities of socially excluded groups affected by the civil conflict. This would have to entail increasing consumer spending, diversifying agricultural production in rural mountain areas, and helping the residents with better government services.
    Citation
    Asian Development Bank. 2020. Nepal: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihood Project. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/12267.
    Keywords
    Aid And Development
    Asian Development Bank
    Comprehensive Development Framework
    Development Cooperation
    Development Management
    Development Planning
    Development Strategies
    Development In East Asia
    Development Planning
    Development Research
    Green revolution
    Development projects
    Physical infrastructure
    Soft infrastructure
    Infrastructure finance
    Infrastructure bonds
    Transport infrastructure
    Roads
    Highways
    Railways
    Ports
    Airports
    Pipelines
    Water supply
    Power production
    Power transmission
    Power distribution
    Telecommunications
    Infrastructure connectivity
    Cross border connectivity
    Development strategy
    Development models
    Economic development
    New technology
    Rural planning
    Aid coordination
    Industrial projects
    Infrastructure projects
    Rural planning
    Aid coordination
    Industrial projects
    Infrastructure projects
    Natural resources policy
    Educational development
    Development strategy
    Development models
    Economic development
    Land acquisition
    Land trust scheme
    Public-private partnership
    Communication in rural development
    Communication in community development
    Economic development projects
    Development banks
    Economic forecasting
    Environmental auditing
    Cumulative effects assessment
    Human rights and globalization
    Development Planning
    Development Research
    Technology Development
    Aid And Development
    Asian Development Bank
    Comprehensive Development Framework
    Development Cooperation
    Development Management
    Development Planning
    Development Strategies
    Development strategy
    Development models
    Economic development
    New technology
    Rural planning
    Aid coordination
    Industrial projects
    Infrastructure projects
    Natural resources policy
    Educational development
    Absorptive capacity
    Economic development projects
    Economic forecasting
    Economic development projects
    Municipal government
    Technology transfer
    Exchanges of patents and technical information
    Technical education
    Technology
    Communication in rural development
    Communication in community development
    Economic development projects
    Development banks
    Economic forecasting
    Environmental auditing
    Cumulative effects assessment
    Human rights and globalization
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