Nepal Scoping Review

Investigating baseline water quality to pinpoint interventions and future improvements

Project Leads: Dr. Leena Malayil; Dr. Suhana Chattopadhyay

Nepal faces several challenges with water quality due to rapid population growth, urbanization, governance issues, and natural disasters. Consequently, waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid have become common, and harmful chemicals such as nitrates, arsenic, iron, and manganese are present in the water sources. 

Unfortunately, there has not been a comprehensive review of the overall water quality in Nepal. Therefore, we are conducting a scoping review to gain a better understanding of the quality of both drinking and irrigation waters. This study is crucial in identifying key areas that need to be addressed to achieve improved water quality in Nepal, which will safeguard the health of its citizens.

Fulfills Global FEWture Alliance Objective: