Sector profile
WASH in Nepal
Water supply, sanitation systems, hygiene promotion, and menstrual health management.
Linked SDGs: SDG 6
Projects
tracked in this sector
Organisations
working in wash
Committed
across reported budgets
Districts
touched
Top organisations
- 01 0Helvetas NepalINGO
- 02 0WaterAidINGO
- 03 0World Bank GroupUnknown
- 04 0Asian Development Bank NepalMultilateral
- 05 0Nepal Red Cross SocietyRed Cross
- 06 0UNICEF NepalUN
- 07 0OXFAM in NepalINGO
- 08 0World Vision International NepalINGO
- 09 0Habitat for Humanity NepalINGO
- 10 0Practical Action NepalINGO
Largest projects
Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Scaling and Sanitation Innovation
to build the local and regional capacity for scaling citywide inclusive sanitation in South Asia that contributes to achieving safely managed sanitation
Grant: From vulnerability to resilience of those left behind: Empowering women, children, and the elderly in the mid-hills and Terai regions of Nepal to cope with water induced disasters (Bilateral)
A $75,233 Bilateral grant from NWCF-Nepal Water Conservation Foundation for Academic Research to IWMI for From vulnerability to resilience of those left behind: Empowering women, children, and the elderly in the mid-hills and Terai regions of Nepal to cope with water induced disasters
Master's Degree Program in Water Resources Management(2025)
Offer courses structured around three elective options: Integrated Water Resources Management, Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, and Water Disaster Management, each with corresponding curricula. Our curriculum focuses on developing capabilities for systematic water resource development, including projects like water resource informatization and the formulation of water resource management plans and long-term master plans. Additionally, we provide courses aimed at improving water quality issues in developing countries and conserving water ecosystems for sustainable development. We also offer curricula focused on understanding and researching appropriate response technologies for medium to long-term planning and addressing current issues related to water-related disasters. Key courses include Water Action Plan, which provides a fundamental understanding of execution plans for water resources management and facilitates the development of water.
Refreshed 27 May 2026 · Sourced from IATI, World Bank, UN OCHA, ReliefWeb, AIN, SWC