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Cumulative Impact Assessments and Case Studies

27 April 2022
Infrastructure development including upgraded highway systems act as trigger for induced development and land use change. Impacts are not just immediate or within a single lifetime but accumulate both in temporal and spatial scopes. Therefore, it is critical that infrastructure development always…

Baseline Biodiversity Assessment and Safeguard Planning Data Needs Analyses and Outputs The NarayanghatHetaudaPatlaiya Experience

26 April 2022
Planning for and maintenance of linear infrastructure requires gathering of baseline data and continuous monitoring. The Baseline Biodiversity Assessment (BBA) is among the tools available for project planners and managers to ensure robust analytical work. To demonstrate how BBA works, the…

Webbased Tools for Baseline Biodiversity Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement The NarayanghatHetaudaPatlaiya NarayanghatButwal Road Experiences

26 April 2022
Following an overview on Baseline Biodiversity Assessment (BBA), this session deepens the appreciation of the use of web-based tools for BBA and stakeholder engagement. An overview on web GIS architecture, foundation project life cycles, and key components (e.g., data inventory, data collection,…

Applying Naturebased Solutions to Conserve Natural Capital and Achieve Climate Resilience

26 April 2022
Linear infrastructure projects need to support and take advantage of natural capital, as well as help build resilience against climate change. Clearly, each element of natural capital can be enhanced or degraded through human activities such as road construction, land clearing, forest burning, or…

Biodiversity Conservation Ecological Corridors and Transportation Infrastructure in Nepal

25 April 2022
Nepal is host to a rich biodiversity, with about 212 species of mammals, 887 species of birds, 177 species of herpeto-fauna, and 220 species of birds. About 45% of the land is still forested while about 24% is protected. Due to the government’s efforts in environmental protection and conservation,…

Transportation Infrastructure in Nepal Current and Future Planning

25 April 2022
Nepal is experiencing growth and along with this is the increasing pressure to build more linear infrastructure. Ninety percent of goods and passengers use transport services by roads. Nepal’s total road length is estimated at 74,756 kilometers. Meanwhile, the government is envisioning to build 33,…

National and International Legislation Agreements on Nature Conservation with Implications for Linear Infrastructure Projects

25 April 2022
Committed to sustainable development and the protection of the environment and biodiversity, Nepal is a party to more than 165 international agreements and signatory to more than 27. Its 15th 5-Year Periodic Plan (2020-2025) is anchored on many of these multilateral agreements as well as the UN’s…

Bioengineering Soils Slope Stabilization and Hydrology in Linear Infrastructure

25 April 2022
The design and planning for linear infrastructure should consider the unique characteristics of each location /landscape. For example, specific bioengineering techniques will require the selection of species appropriate for each soil type. With the increasing challenges from climate change,…

Kathmandu Cable Car

23 March 2017
MDP Consulting & Engineering specializes in urban and transportation solutions, executing comprehensive studies on alternative urban transportation solutions. This presentation shares the findings of a recently-completed transport study about Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu, and how ropeway-…

Electric Vehicle as Resilient Solution

20 May 2015
This presentation discusses why public transport is the driver of urban development. It also explains Asian Development Bank's Lumbini Clean Public Transport scheme under the South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project. Electric vehicle projects in Bangladesh and Nepal are used as case…