Amendment 11

AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTBETWEEN
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMMEANDFUKUOKA HABITAT INSTITUTE

The Contribution Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) between United Nations
Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, (hereinafter referred to as the “Recipient”) and Fukuoka
Habitat Institute (hereinafter referred to as the “Donor”) that entered into force on 20 September 2013 witha completion date of 30 September 2014, amended under Amendment 1 on 30 September 2014 with acompletion date of 31 March 2015, amended under Amendment 2 on 11 March 2015 with a completion
date of 29 February 2016, amended under Amendment 3 on 8 December 2015 with a completion date of 31
May 2016, amended under Amendment 4 on 3 August 2016 with a completion date of 31 May 2017,
amended under Amendment 5 on 22 March 2017 with a completion date of 31 March 2018, amended under
Amendment 6 on 27 March 2018 with a completion date of 31 March 2019, amended under Amendment 7
on 27 February 2019 with a completion date of 30 November 2019, amended under Amendment 8 on 27
November 2019 with a completion date of 30 June 2020, amended under Amendment 9 on 5 October 2020
with a completion date of 30 September 2021, and amended under Amendment 10 on 9 August 2021with acompletion date of 30 September 2022, for the implementation of the Project “Water for Life in Lao PDR
and Nepal” is hereby further amended as follows:
Under this Contribution Agreement, the Donor shall be responsible for providing the funds for the
Project and UN-Habitat shall be responsible for implementing the Project for improvement of water, publicsanitation and sustainable and greener urban environment in Nepal.
The changes are reflected in the amended Articles 1 and 14 below:

Article 1
Instead of:
The Contribution shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
Full payment of USD50,000 (United States Dollars Fifty Thousand) on signing of the Contribution
Agreement;
Full payment of USD27,000 (United States Dollars Twenty Seven Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 2 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD82,000 (United States Dollars Eighty Two Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 3 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD31,000 (United States Dollars Thirty One Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 4 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD25,000 (United States Dollars Twenty Five Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 6 of Contribution Agreement; andFull payment of USD25,000 United States Dollars Twenty Five Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 9 of Contribution Agreement; andFull payment of USD20,000 United States Dollars Twenty Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 10 of Contribution Agreement.

Reads:The Contribution shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
Full payment of USD50,000 (United States Dollars Fifty Thousand) on signing of the Contribution
Agreement;
Full payment of USD27,000 (United States Dollars Twenty Seven Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 2 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD82,000 (United States Dollars Eighty Two Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 3 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD31,000 (United States Dollars Thirty One Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 4 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD25,000 (United States Dollars Twenty Five Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 6 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD25,000 United States Dollars Twenty Five Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 9 of Contribution Agreement;
Full payment of USD20,000 United States Dollars Twenty Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 10 of Contribution Agreement; andFull payment of USD30,000 United States Dollars Thirty Thousand) on signing of theAmendment 11 of Contribution Agreement

Article 14
Instead of:This Agreement between the Donor and Recipient shall become effective from the date of its
execution and shall remain valid until 30 September 2022 in accordance with the time-frame andterms and conditions as set out in the Project Documents and its Amendment 1-10, herein attachedas Annexure I. In the event that the Project is not completed within the term of this Agreement, for
any reason whatsoever, the Parties shall extend the term of the Agreement for such further
duration/period as the Parties may deem fit and proper after reviewing the progress of the Project.
Extensions, if any, will be recorded in writing by the Parties herein.
Reads:
This Agreement between the Donor and Recipient shall become effective from the date of its
execution and shall remain valid until 30 September 2023 in accordance with the time-frame andterms and conditions as set out in the Project Documents and its Amendment 1-11 herein attachedas Annexure I. In the event that the Project is not completed within the term of this Agreement, for
any reason whatsoever, the Parties shall extend the term of the Agreement for such further
duration/period as the Parties may deem fit and proper after reviewing the progress of the Project.
Extensions, if any, will be recorded in writing by the Parties herein.

This amendment shall become effective as of the date of countersignature. All other terms andconditions of the Agreement remain valid and enforceable.

2The undersigned duly authorized representatives of UN-Habitat and Fukuoka Habitat Institute havesigned this Agreement in two original copies on the date(s) and at the place(s) below written.

For UN-Habitat:

For Fukuoka Habitat Institute:Signature: ______________________

Signature: ______________________

Name: Bruno Dercon

Name: Toshiyasu Noda

Title:

Title:

Officer in Charge
Regional Office for Asia and the PacificRepresentative

Place: Fukuoka, Japan

Place: Fukuoka, Japan

21 September 2022
Date: ______________________

21 September 2022
Date: ________________________

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Annex I (Amendment 11)

Water for Life Project in Lao PDR and Nepal
Concept Note
(English Translation of the Japanese original concept note approved by the Board in
December 2014, October 2015, July 2016, March 2017, March 2018, October 2020,
August 2021 and September 2022)

Goal of the project:
To improve access to safe and sustainable water, and other basic infrastructure, for themost vulnerable communities in Nepal.
■Background and Objective of the Project
Despite its rich history of culture and tradition, Nepal continues to be listed among theleast developed countries (LDC) due to its political situations it is unlikely to see drastic
improvements in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, especially in the traditional
neighborhoods not covered by centralized systems.
In the urban areas of Nepal, neighborhoods have traditionally developed aroundstructured water reservoirs which serves the daily water needs of the community such as
washing and cleaning, and also functions to absorb storm water in the rain seasons, toprevent the neighborhood from flooding. In the recent years, however, due to rapid
urbanization, increase of population and changes of lifestyles, the water quality of theseponds have increasingly deteriorated; the waste water from households are being
discharged to these ponds and more significantly to the rivers. The majority of the poorer
communities have no choice but to use the contaminated water, and improving the waterconditions have becoming an immediate and critical issue.
In the previous phase of the Water for Life Project, community ponds, river stretches,
waste water treatment facilities were improved by using bio formula, which was a safe,
sustainable, low cost and low maintenance solution to improve the water quality andconditions by reducing accumulated sludge and contamination.
This year, the project will be further up-scaled and reach out to a larger number of water
bodies which are critical for the livelihood and the health of the residents. At the sametime, the project will work with the local governments who will mobilize the schools andthe communities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up
campaigns by further expanding the area and scope of activities to areas outside of
Kathmandu such as Pokhara, with partnership with local NGOs.

After the Nepal earthquake in April and May 2015, it was decided by the Board of
Directors (of the Donor) that this project be expanded to cover ‘Emergency Assistancefor Nepal’ and focus on relief and humanitarian support for the most affected communities.
Additional cash donations collected from the local governments, partner private sector
companies, and citizens groups were added to this project.
These additional funds will support the most vulnerable families in need in the coming
severe winter seasons.
■Project Budget:
Total: US$109,000
USD27,000 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014) +USD82,000 for Emergency Assistance for Nepal
The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
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Class

Code

Description

BudgetBudget

Total

Emergency(US$)

for Nepal

421

422

10

Project Personnel
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1,350

2,900

4,250

16.01 Mission Cost

4,000

7,250

11,25017.51 Local Staff Cost

2,300

19

Component Total

20

Subcontracts & Grants to

2,300

7,650

10,15017,800AOC

13,00060,00073,00029Component Total

13,00060,00073,00030

Training

22.61 Institutions

32.01 Workshop
425

39

Component Total

50

Miscellaneous
53.01 Sundry

59
999

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

244

2,400

2,644

244

2,400

2,644

Project Total

23,89472,55096,444Programme Support Cost

3,106

9,450

12,55627,00082,000109,000

Component Total(13%)
GRAND TOTAL
2

■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, local NGO, local
governments and universities in Nepal, and by technical assistance from Aquaservice Inc.,
the producer of the bio formula. The implementation will cover Kathmandu and several
other municipalities, improving approximately 14 water reservoirs, 2 lakes and 3 branch
rivers of the Bagmati River. One water reservoir is shared by 40-50 families, and the
direct beneficiary will be 200-300 people.
While continuing the improvement of water bodies on a mid-long term, the emergency
post-earthquake component of the project will provide safe and sustainable materials suchas P-Forms for the emergency shelter roofs and cooking stoves for the most vulnerable
families.
■Implementation period:

1 year from March 2015 to May 2016

The project will overall target the most vulnerable, poorer and/or isolated communities,3

whom without this assistance, would be difficult to obtain access to safe and sustainable
water. It is therefore a very meaningful project, and is also an opportunity for thetechnology companies in Fukuoka and the Kyushu region to contribute to improving theliving environment of the people in Asia region by utilizing their expertise.
The earthquake assistance component will also target the most vulnerable families,
namely women headed families, single women, people with disabilities and elders whom
had been affected by the earthquake.
The component will provide two most critical items, P-Forms for Ceiling covers of thetemporary shelters with CGI roofs, and Metal Cooking/Room Heating Stoves. Most of
the temporary shelters are made of CGI roofing. In the winter these sheets will condense
the moisture in the atmosphere and start bleeding inside the roof wetting the floor andbed. To avoid such situation and provide a bit of thermal insulation in the temporary
rooms this initiative will provide P-form sheets that will be installed below the CGI
roofing in the ceiling.

The Metal Cooking Stoves are in urgent
demand, as an overwhelming numbers offamilies in the mountains use firewood
cooking stoves. These traditional stoves
are relatively inefficient as it consume
more firewood. This is not friendly toenvironment and adds more burden to
women and girls who are more responsible
for collecting fire wood. Moreover it
generates more smokes that affect thehealth of family members particularly women and children with eye diseases andrespiratory illness. This support intends to provide newly developed cooking stove thathas three major advantages:
4•It has better energy efficiency than
the traditional stoves thereby reducethe burden of collecting firewood
and hence also reduce the effect on
local forest resource. This also
reduce burden of collecting wood to
the women and girls.
・These cooking stoves have built inchimneys that eject the smoke out of
the room. This is very important as the rooms in the temporary shelters are small andcongested. There are incidences in the past that people warming up their room with closed
windows in the winter were suffocated to death due to excess CO and lack of oxygen.
This also helps to protect the women and children from the extended exposure to smoke.
•The third benefit of the proposed cooking stove is its merits of heating the room throughits metal body. This is very important particularly with the elderly, babies and children in
the family.
•The Government of Nepal is promoting various improved cooking stoves including thismodel to protect forest, reduce burden to women and prevent health problems related tosmoke. This stove will not only provide these benefits but can also be continued with thesame stove after they build their permanent houses. Therefore, this initiative may beconsidered as turning the tragedy into opportunity to better life for the future.

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The following components (Nepal and Laos) were added as additional activities(Amendment 4 and 5) for 2016-2018 based on discussion and approval by the Board in July
2016 and further approval by the Board in March 2017.
This amendment is made due to postment of implementation, for weather reasons.
Goal s of the project:(1) To improve access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable communities andimprove safety and quality of water bodies in Nepal.
(2) To improve access to safe and sustainable water during the dry seasons for the most vulnerable
communities, in particular women, in Laos
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 4: US$31,000
Total: US$140,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
US$31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
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Project Personnel

422

Budget(Amendment 3)(Amend4)

Total
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Local Mission Cost

1,350

2,900

16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

7,250

17.51

Local Staff Cost

2,300

19

Component Total

7,650

10,1501,500

19,30020

Subcontracts &Grants to Institutions
AOC

13,00060,00025,50098,50029Component Total

13,00060,00025,50098,50030

Training
32.01

1,500

5,750
11,2502,300

Workshop

3,000

3,000

39

Component Total

3,000

3,000

50

Miscellaneous
53.01

59

999

Budget(Amendment 2)

15.01

22.61

425

BudgetSundry

244

2,400

2,644

Component Total

244

2,400

2,644

Project Total

23,89472,55027,000123,444

Programme Support
Cost (13%)

3,106

9,450

4,000

16,556

GRAND TOTAL

27,00082,00031,000140,000

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(1) Nepal Component■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, it was decided by the Board of Directors (of the Donor)
that this project be shifted to ‘Emergency Assistance for Nepal’ and focus on relief andhumanitarian support for the most affected communities. Additional cash donations collectedfrom the local governments, partner private sector companies, and citizens groups were added tothis project. This emergency
component was called the‘Emergency

winterization

project’ where durable ironstoves and foam mattresses
were delivered to over 700
households.
In this phase 2016-2017, the project will continue to address and improve water quality in various
water bodies around Kathmandu area and additionally the Terai region which face even larger
water related challenges by use of sustainable technology called ‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial
formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The technology is not only low-cost, it
is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by the communities in Nepal, andmoreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in improvement of various water bodies
including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, and septic tanks in Japan as well as Laos,
Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat projects.
The project will work with the local governments who will mobilize the schools and thecommunities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns.
■Nepal Component Budget: USD15,000 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY104.50 as of July 2016)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, CIUD (Center for
Integrated Urban Development, local NGO), local governments and universities in Nepal, and bytechnical assistance from Aquaservice Inc., the producer of the bio formula. The implementation
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will cover Kathmandu and several other municipalities.
■Implementation period: 21 months from June 2016 to March 2018
(2) Laos Component■Background and Objective
The objective of the project is to improve access to safe and sustainable water for the mostvulnerable communities in Attapeu Province, where piped water supply is not available and thecommunities had to rely on surface groundwater wells and traditional rainwater harvesting
systems using large size clay containers to store rainwater during the monsoon seasons.
In this project, a unique underground rainwater harvesting tank, developed by Daiken Inc. of
Fukuoka, Japan, will be constructed in conjunction with a new community center which will be
constructed in Attapeu Province for women of the community. (The construction of theCommunity Center is a separate project, however will be coordinated as a joint effort throughAttapeu Province Office.) The tank, together with the community center, will empower and enable
women to participate in social and educational activities, and provide safe and sustainable water
during the dry seasons without long travel from the conventional water sources.
The tank was first introduced in Laos in 2013-2014 as part of the earlier phase of the Water forLife Project. Two tanks stored approximately total 100 tons of rainwater underground and enabled
the community to use the water for four months during the dry season.
■Laos Component Budget: USD16,000 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY104.50 as of July 2016)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Laos Office, Attapeu Province Office,and by technical assistance from Daiken Inc., the developers of the rainwater harvesting tank.
■Implementation period: 21 months from June 2016 to March 20188

Both two projects will target the most vulnerable, poorer and/or isolated communities, whom
without this assistance, would be difficult to obtain access to safe and sustainable water. It istherefore a very meaningful project, and is also an opportunity for the technology companies inFukuoka and the Kyushu region to contribute to improving the living environment of the people
in Asia region by utilizing their expertise.
Note:* The project locations are subject to change, subject to unavoidable conditions such as weather,availability of materials, security of the beneficiaries and partners involved.
* The project budget includes costs such as purchase of necessary materials, technical assistance,
testing and monitoring, travel, awareness building campaign and events, AOS and so on. The
actual cost will be disbursed in US dollars.

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The following components (Nepal and Laos) were added as additional activities(Amendment 6) for 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 based on discussion and approval by the
Board in March 2018.
This amendment is made for the further extension of activities.
Goal s of the project:(1) To improve access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable communities andimprove safety and quality of water bodies in Nepal.
(2) To improve access to safe and sustainable water during the dry seasons for the most vulnerable
communities in Laos
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 6: US$25,000
Total: US$165,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
US$31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
US$25,000 Amendment 6 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)*Amendment 5: No-cost extension.
The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
ObjectClass

ObjectCode

Description

421

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Project Personnel

15.01

422

BudgetBudgetBudgetBudget(Amendment 2)(Amendment 3)(Amendment 4)(Amendment 6)

Local Mission Cost

1,350

2,900

1,500

16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

7,250

17.51

Local Staff Cost

2,300

19

Component Total

7,650

10,150

1,500

6,000

25,30020

Subcontracts &Grants to
Institutions
AOC

13,00060,00025,50010,000108,500

29

Component Total

13,00060,00025,50010,000108,500

30

Training

32.01

Workshop

3,000

5,000

8,000

39

Component Total

3,000

5,000

8,000

50

Miscellaneous

53.01

Sundry

1,050

3,694

22.61

425

244

10

Total
(USD)

2,000

7,750

4,000

15,250
2,300

2,400

59

999

Component Total

244

2,400

1,050

3,694

Project Total

23,89472,55027,00022,050145,494

Programme Support
Cost (13%)

3,106

9,450

4,000

2.950

19,506

GRAND TOTAL

27,00082,00031,00025,000165,000(1) Nepal component■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After an emergency assistance campaign following the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, the 20162017 resumed activities focused on improved on water bodies in Kathmandu and additional Terai
areas where the region rely on use of traditional ponds while facing severe water challenges suchas floods.
The key technology used for the improvement and treatment of water conditions is called‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The
technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by
the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in
improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, andseptic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat
projects.
In the next phase 2018-2019, the project will continue to expand and improve additional water
bodies in Kathmandy Valley and Terai area using Aqualift. Additionally, the project will look into
the causes and sources of water contamination such as leachate drainage from waste dump andlandfill sites.
The project will work with the local governments who will mobilize the communities to initiate
water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns.
■NepalComponent

Budget:

USD20,000

US$1.00=JPY107.21)

11

(UN

exchange

rate

for

March

2018:

■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, CIUD (Center for
Integrated Urban Development, local NGO), local governments and universities in Nepal, and bytechnical assistance from Aquaservice Inc., the producer of the bio formula. The implementation
will cover Kathmandu, Terai and several other municipalities.
■Implementation period: 34 months from June 2016 to March 2019(2) Laos component:■Background and Objective
The objective of the project is to improve access to safe and sustainable water for the mostvulnerable communities in Laos, in particular in provinces where piped water supply is notavailable and the communities must rely on surface groundwater wells and traditional rainwater
harvesting systems using large size clay containers to store rainwater during the monsoon seasons.
From the first phase since 2013, the project has been able to secure access to safe and sustainable
water sources in three villages in Attapeu Province through construction of the Rainwater
Harvesting Tank developed by Daiken Inc. of Fukuoka, Japan.
In this phase, the project will provide technical assistance for further replications of the tanks insouthern provinces of Laos.

The project will focus on technical assistance which will include

design, technical advice, and supervision of construction, while the cost for construction of thetank including materials, heavy vehicles, and labor, will be covered by ‘Enhancing the climate
and disaster resilience of the most vulnerable rural and emerging urban human settlements in Lao
PDR’ a separate project to be implemented by the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
■Laos component budget: US$5,000 (UN exchange rate for March 2018: US$1.00=JPY107.21)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Laos Office with technical assistancefrom Daiken Inc., the developers of the rainwater harvesting tank.
■Implementation period: 34 months from June 2016 to March 201912

The following components are an extension of the activities written in Amendment 6 above.
Activity components for both Laos and Nepal and budget remain unchanged, while durationof the project will be extended up to 30 November 2019, based on the approval of the donor.
This amendment (Amendment 7) is made for further extension of activities due to changes
in schedules of events.
Goal s of the project:(1) To improve access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable communities andimprove safety and quality of water bodies in Nepal.
(2) To improve access to safe and sustainable water during the dry seasons for the most vulnerable
communities in Laos.
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 7: US$0
Total: US$165,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
US$31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
US$25,000 Amendment 6 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)*Amendment 5 and 7: No-cost extension.
The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
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ObjectCode

Description

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Project Personnel

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Local Mission Cost

1,350

2,900

1,500

16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

7,250

17.51

Local Staff Cost

2,300

19

Component Total

7,650

10,150

1,500

6,000

25,30020

Subcontracts &Grants to
Institutions
AOC

13,00060,00025,50010,000108,500

29

Component Total

13,00060,00025,50010,000108,500

30

Training

32.01

Workshop

3,000

5,000

8,000

39

Component Total

3,000

5,000

8,000

50

Miscellaneous

22.61

425

13

Total
(USD)

2,000

7,750

4,000

15,2502,300

53.01

Sundry

244

2,400

1,050

3,694

59

Component Total

244

2,400

1,050

3,694

Project Total

23,89472,55027,00022,050145,494

Programme Support
Cost (13%)

3,106

9,450

4,000

2.950

19,506

GRAND TOTAL

27,00082,00031,00025,000165,000

999(1) Nepal component■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After an emergency assistance campaign following the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, the 20162017 resumed activities focused on improved on water bodies in Kathmandu and additional Terai
areas where the region rely on use of traditional ponds while facing severe water challenges suchas floods.
The key technology used for the improvement and treatment of water conditions is called‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The
technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by
the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in
improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, andseptic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat
projects.
During the implementation period covered in the Amendment 7, the project will continue toexpand and improve additional water bodies and sanitation facilities in Kathmandu Valley andTerai area using environmental technologies including Aqualift. Additionally, the project will look
into the causes and sources of water contamination such as leachate drainage from waste dump
and landfill sites.
The project will work with both the central government and local governments who will mobilize
the communities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns.
■NepalComponent

Budget:

USD20,000

US$1.00=JPY107.21)
14(UN

exchange

rate

for

March

2018:

■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, CIUD (Center for
Integrated Urban Development, local NGO), central and local governments and universities in
Nepal, and by technical assistance from Aquaservice Inc., the producer of the bio formula andother technical experts. The implementation will cover Kathmandu, Terai and several othermunicipalities.
■Implementation period: 42 months from June 2016 to November 2019(2) Laos component:■Background and Objective
The objective of the project is to improve access to safe and sustainable water for the mostvulnerable communities in Laos, in particular in provinces where piped water supply is notavailable and the communities must rely on surface groundwater wells and traditional rainwater
harvesting systems using large size clay containers to store rainwater during the monsoon seasons.
From the first phase since 2013, the project has been able to secure access to safe and sustainable
water sources in three villages in Attapeu Province through construction of the Rainwater
Harvesting Tank developed by Daiken Inc. of Fukuoka, Japan.
In this phase covered in the Amendment 7, the project will organize a technical workshop andawareness campaign to the resident communities in Attapeu Province where the Daiken Tank was
constructed. The project will coordinate with ‘Enhancing the climate and disaster resilience of themost vulnerable rural and emerging urban human settlements in Lao PDR’ a separate ongoingproject implemented by the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
■Laos component budget: US$5,000 (UN exchange rate for March 2018: US$1.00=JPY107.21)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Laos Office with technical assistancefrom Daiken Inc., the developers of the rainwater harvesting tank.
■Implementation period: 42 months from June 2016 to November 201915

The following components are a no-cost extension of the activities written in Amendment 8
above. The project will be extended up to 30 June 2020, based on the approval of the donor.
This amendment (Amendment 8) is made for further extension of activities due to changes
in schedules of events.
Goal s of the project:(1) To improve access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable communities andimprove safety and quality of water bodies in Nepal.
(2) To improve access to safe and sustainable water during the dry seasons for the most vulnerable
communities in Laos.
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 8: US$0
Total: US$165,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
US$31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
US$25,000 Amendment 6 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)*Amendment 5, 7 and 8: No-cost extension.
The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
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Local Mission Cost

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2,900

1,500

16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

7,250

17.51

Local Staff Cost

2,300

19

Component Total

7,650

10,150

1,500

6,000

25,30020

Subcontracts &Grants to
Institutions
AOC

13,00060,00025,50010,000108,500

29

Component Total

13,00060,00025,50010,000108,500

30

Training

32.01

Workshop

3,000

5,000

8,000

39

Component Total

3,000

5,000

8,000

50

Miscellaneous

53.01

Sundry

1,050

3,694

22.61

425

244

16

Total
(USD)

2,000

7,750

4,000

15,250
2,300

2,400

59

999

Component Total

244

2,400

1,050

3,694

Project Total

23,89472,55027,00022,050145,494

Programme Support
Cost (13%)

3,106

9,450

4,000

2.950

19,506

GRAND TOTAL

27,00082,00031,00025,000165,000(1) Nepal component■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After an emergency assistance campaign following the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, the 20162017 resumed activities focused on improved on water bodies in Kathmandu and additional Terai
areas where the region rely on use of traditional ponds while facing severe water challenges suchas floods.
The key technology used for the improvement and treatment of water conditions is called‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The
technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by
the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in
improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, andseptic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat
projects.
The activities planned in the Amendment 7 were to expand and improve additional water bodies
and sanitation facilities in Kathmandu Valley and Terai area using environmental technologies
including Aqualift. Additionally, the project looked into the causes and sources of watercontamination such as leachate drainage from waste dump and landfill sites. The planned project
activities which have been implemented by the implementation partner have been completed
during the period ending November 2019. For the extended duration of the project period to June
2020, the project will continue to look into solutions for improvement of water contaminationsuch as leachate draining from waste dumping sites in several selected municipalities in
Kathmandu Valley.

17

The project will work with both the central government and local governments who will mobilize
the communities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns.
■Nepal Component Budget: USD20,000 (no-cost extension)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, UN-Habitat Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), in consultation with local governments in Kathmandu
valley, universities, and citizen groups such as environment NGOs and Rotary clubs in
Kathmandu Valley.
■Implementation period: 48 months from June 2016 to June 2020

(2) Laos component:■Background and Objective
The objective of the project is to improve access to safe and sustainable water for the mostvulnerable communities in Laos, in particular in provinces where piped water supply is notavailable and the communities must rely on surface groundwater wells and traditional rainwater
harvesting systems using large size clay containers to store rainwater during the monsoon seasons.
From the first phase since 2013, the project has been able to secure access to safe and sustainable
water sources in three villages in Attapeu Province through construction of the Rainwater
Harvesting Tank developed by Daiken Inc. of Fukuoka, Japan.
In this phase covered in the Amendment 7, the project will organize a technical workshop andawareness campaign to the resident communities in Attapeu Province where the Daiken Tank was
constructed. The project will coordinate with ‘Enhancing the climate and disaster resilience of themost vulnerable rural and emerging urban human settlements in Lao PDR’ a separate ongoingproject implemented by the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
■Implementation strategies and activities
The project was implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Laos Office with technical assistance from
Daiken Inc., the developers of the rainwater harvesting tank. The implementation was duly
completed by November 2019.
■Implementation period: 48 months from June 2016 to June 2020
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The following components are an extension of the activities written in Amendment 9. The
project will be extended up to 31 October 2021, based on the approval of the donor.
This amendment (Amendment 9) is made for further extension of activities due to changes
in schedules of events.
Goal s of the project:(1) To improve access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable urban communities
and improve safety and quality of water, waste water, and waste bodies in Nepal.
(2) To develop capacity and resilience of vulnerable urban communities amid COVID-19 for
improved sanitation and health though introduction of household and community level waste
management and rooftop farming.
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 9: US$25,000
Total: US$190,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
US$31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
US$25,000 Amendment 6 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)*Amendment 5, 7 and 8: No-cost extension.
US$25,000 Amendment 9 (for Activities in Nepal)
Budget:The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
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Class

Code

421

10

Project Personnel

15.01

422

Description

BudgetBudgetBudgetBudgetBudgetTotal(Amend 2)(Amend 3)(Amend 4)(Amend 6)(Amend 9)(USD)

Local Mission Cost

1,350

2,900

1,500

2,000

800

8,550

16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

7,250

17.51

Local Staff Cost

2,300

19

Component Total

7,650

10,150

1,500

6,000

800

26,10020

Subcontracts

&

22.61

Grantsto

AOC

13,00060,00025,50010,00015,000123,500

Component Total

13,00060,00025,50010,00015,000123,500

4,000

15,2502,300

Institutions

29

19

425

30

Training

32.01

Workshop

3,000

5,000

2,000

10,00039Component Total

3,000

5,000

2,000

10,00050

Miscellaneous

53.01

Sundry

244

2,400

1,050

4,324

8,018

59

Component Total

244

2,400

1,050

4,324

8,018

Project Total

23,89472,55027,00022,05022,124

167,618

Programme

3,106

9,450

4,000

2.950

2,876

22,38227,00082,00031,00025,00025,000190,000

999

Support

Cost

(13%)
GRAND TOTAL

Project Overview (Nepal)■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After an emergency assistance campaign following the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, the 20162017 resumed activities focused on improved on water bodies in Kathmandu and additional Terai
areas where the region rely on use of traditional ponds while facing severe water challenges suchas floods.
The key technology used for the improvement and treatment of water conditions is called‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The
technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by
the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in
improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, andseptic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat
projects.
The activities planned in the Amendment 7 were to expand and improve additional water bodies
and sanitation facilities in Kathmandu Valley and Terai area using environmental technologies
including Aqualift. Additionally, the project looked into the causes and sources of watercontamination such as leachate drainage from waste dump and landfill sites. The planned project20

activities which have been implemented by the
implementation partner was completed during
the period ending November 2019. For theextended duration of the project period to June
2020, the project aimed to look into solutions
for improvement of water contamination suchas leachate draining from waste dumping sites
in several selected municipalities in Kathmandu
Valley. However, due to the spread of COVID-19 within Nepal which resulted in long term
‘lock-down’ made it impossible for UN-Habitat staff and local partners to undertake activities onsite after April. In June the activities resumed and were shifted to COVID-19 emergency responsewith public hand washing facilities in low income settlement communities and public food market
entrances.
For the period until 30 September 2021 in Amendment 9, the project will aim to continue
improvement of access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable urban communities
and improve safety and quality of water, waste water, and waste bodies in Nepal. The project will
also develop capacity and resilience of vulnerable urban communities amid COVID-19 for
improved sanitation and health though introduction of household and community level waste
management and rooftop farming.
The project will work with both the central government and local governments who will mobilize
the communities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns.
■Nepal Activity Budget: USD25,000 (project extension)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, UN-Habitat Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), in consultation with Madyapur Thimi City and other local
governments in Kathmandu valley, universities, and women and citizen groups such asenvironment NGOs and Rotary clubs in Kathmandu Valley.
■Implementation period: 65 months from June 2016 to September 2021

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The following components are an extension of the activities written in Amendment 10. The
project will be extended up to 30 September 2022, based on the approval of the donor.
This amendment (Amendment 10) is made for further extension of activities due to changes
in schedules of events.
Goal s of the project:(1) To improve access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable urban communities
and improve safety and quality of water, waste water, and waste bodies in Nepal.
(2) To develop capacity and resilience of vulnerable urban communities amid COVID-19 for
improved sanitation and health though introduction of household and community level waste
management and rooftop farming.
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 9: US$25,000
Total: US$190,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
USD31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
USD25,000 Amendment 6 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
USD25,000 Amendment 9 (for Activities in Nepal)
USD20,000 Amendment 10 (for Activities in Nepal)*Amendment 5, 7 and 8: No-cost extension.
Budget:The UN currency rate will apply at the time of money transfer.
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Class

Code

421

Description

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Project

15.01

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Local Mission

BudgetBudgetBudgetBudgetBudgetBudgetTotal(Amend(Amend(Amend(Amend(Amend(Amend10)

(USD)

2)

3)

4)

6)

9)

1,350

2,900

1,500

2,000

800

1,000

9,550

7,250

4,000

19,250

Cost
16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

17.51

Local

2,300

Staff

4,000

2,300

Cost
19

Component

7,650

10,150

22

1,500

6,000

800

5,000

31,100Total422

20

Subcontracts

22.61& Grants to
Institutions

29

AOC

13,00060,00025,50010,00015,00011,000134,500

Component

13,00060,00025,50010,00015,00011,000134,500

Total
30

Training

32.01

Workshop

3,000

5,000

2,000

1,000

11,00039Component

3,000

5,000

2,000

1,000

11,000

Total
425

50

Miscellaneous

53.01

Sundry

244

2,400

1,050

4,324

699

8,717

59

Component

244

2,400

1,050

4,324

699

8,717

Project Total

23,89472,55027,00022,05022,124

17,699185,317

Programme

3,106

9,450

4,000

2.950

2,876

2,301

24,68327,00082,00031,00025,00025,00020,000210,000

Total

999

Support Cost
(13%)
GRAND
TOTAL

Project Overview (Nepal)■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After an emergency assistance campaign following the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, the 20162017 resumed activities focused on improved on water bodies in Kathmandu and additional Terai
areas where the region rely on use of traditional ponds while facing severe water challenges suchas floods.
The key technology used for the improvement and treatment of water conditions is called‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The
23

technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by
the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in
improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, andseptic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat
projects.
The activities planned in the Amendment 7 were
to expand and improve additional water bodies
and sanitation facilities in Kathmandu Valley
and

Terai

area

using

environmental

technologies including Aqualift. Additionally,
the project looked into the causes and sources ofwater contamination such as leachate drainage
from waste dump and landfill sites. The planned
project activities which have been implemented by the implementation partner was completed
during the period ending November 2019. For the extended duration of the project period to June
2020, the project aimed to look into solutions for improvement of water contamination such asleachate draining from waste dumping sites in several selected municipalities in Kathmandu
Valley. However, due to the spread of COVID-19 within Nepal which resulted in long term
‘lock-down’ made it impossible for UN-Habitat staff and local partners to undertake activities onsite after April. In June the activities resumed and were shifted to COVID-19 emergency responsewith public hand washing facilities in low income settlement communities and public food market
entrances.
The Activities planned in Amendment 9 for the period until 30 September 2021 were to continue
improvement of access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable urban communities
and improve safety and quality of water, and to develop urban community agriculture schemes
through terrace and roof top farming. The activity will address shortages of imported agriculture
products in particular through the COVID-19 lock down period and will be an opportunity topromote local organic farming. The project will also develop capacity and resilience of vulnerable
urban communities amid COVID-19 for improved sanitation and health.
The activities planned in above Amendment 9 could not be completed due to the continued
negative impact of COVID-19 and long-term lockdown of Kathmandu valley. During the lockdown and throughout the course of the year, UN-Habitat Nepal Office staff and partner NGO staff
were instructed to work from home and were not able to undertake activities in the target
communities. Therefore, the activities planned in Amendment 10 will include the remaining
24components and additionally undertake urban roof top farming in cooperation with Madhyapur
Thimi Municipality. Expected activities are training and workshops, terrace and roof top farming
at approximate 100 additional households, and beautification and greenery of streets andsidewalks.
The project will work with both the central government and local governments who will mobilize
the communities to initiate water and sanitation awareness building and clean-up campaigns.
■Nepal Activity Budget: USD20,000 (project extension)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, UN-Habitat Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), in consultation with Madyapur Thimi City and other local
governments in Kathmandu valley, universities, and women and citizen groups such asenvironment NGOs and Rotary clubs in Kathmandu Valley.
■Implementation period: 77 months from June 2016 to September 2022

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The following components are an extension of the activities written in Amendment 11.

Theproject will be extended up to 30 September 2023, based on the approval of the donor.
This amendment (Amendment 11) is made for further extension of activities due to changes
in schedules of events.
Goal s of the project:
1. TOT (training of trainers) on roof top farming for the municipal replication (30 participants)
2. Development of e-learning module or application for easy to access roof top farming guide
3. Municipal level intervention through training (mobilizing TOT trainers) in 1 municipality (30participants) and demonstration of urban farming in 1 location of public access for hands-on
learning.
4. Promoting rainwater harvesting with demonstration for replication.
Total Project Budget:
Additional budget for Amendment 9: US$25,000
Total: US$190,000
USD27,000 Amendment 2 (UN exchange rate $1@JPY119.17 as of December 2014)
USD82,000 Amendment 3 (for Emergency Assistance for Nepal)
USD31,000 Amendment 4 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
USD25,000 Amendment 6 (for activities in Nepal and Laos)
USD25,000 Amendment 9 (for Activities in Nepal)
USD20,000 Amendment 10 (for Activities in Nepal)
USD30,000 Amendment 11 (for Activities in Nepal)*Amendment 5, 7 and 8: No-cost extension.
Amendment 11 Budget:* Budget breakdown for previous Amendments is described in page 23.
The UN operational rate of exchange will be applied at the time of money transfer.
ObjectObject

Class

Code

421

10

Project Personnel

15.01

Local Mission Cost

1,000

16.01

Mission Cost

4,000

17.51

Local Staff Cost

2,000

19

Component Total

7,000

20

Subcontracts & Grants to Institutions

422

Description

Budget(Amendment 11)

26

425

999

22.61

AOC

17,00029Component Total

17,00030

Training

32.01

Workshop

1,700

39

Component Total

1,700

50

Miscellaneous

53.01

Sundry848

59Component Total

848

Project Total

26,548Programme Support Cost (13%)

3,452GRAND TOTAL

30,000*With Amendment 11 additional budget of $30,000, the total project budget will be $240,000.
Project Overview (Nepal)■Background and Objective
Since 2014, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN-Habitat ROAP) has been
implementing the ‘Water for Life Nepal’ campaign, with the objective of improving the water
quality and conditions of the traditional water reservoirs and river stretches in the Kathmandu
Valley area on a long term.
After an emergency assistance campaign following the Nepal earthquake in April 2015, the 20162017 resumed activities focused on improved on water bodies in Kathmandu and additional Terai
areas where the region rely on use of traditional ponds while facing severe water challenges suchas floods.
The key technology used for the improvement and treatment of water conditions is called‘Aqualift’, which is a bacterial formula developed by Aquaservice Inc. in Fukuoka City. The
technology is not only low-cost, it is low maintenance and easy to be treated and maintained by
the communities in Nepal, and moreover it has proven to be safe and very effective in
improvement of various water bodies including rivers, lakes, waste water treatment facilities, andseptic tanks in Japan as well as Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries through UN-Habitat
projects.
The activities planned in the Amendment 7 were to expand and improve additional water bodies
and sanitation facilities in Kathmandu Valley and Terai area using environmental technologies
including Aqualift. Additionally, the project looked into the causes and sources of water27

contamination such as leachate drainage fromwaste dump and landfill sites. The planned
project activities which have been implemented
by the implementation partner was completed
during the period ending November 2019. For
the extended duration of the project period toJune 2020, the project aimed to look into
solutionsfor

improvement

of

water

contamination such as leachate draining from waste dumping sites in several selectedmunicipalities in Kathmandu Valley.

However, due to the spread of COVID-19 within Nepal

which resulted in long term ‘lock-down’ made it impossible for UN-Habitat staff and local
partners to undertake activities on site after April. In June the activities resumed and were shifted
to COVID-19 emergency response with public hand washing facilities in low income settlement
communities and public food market entrances.
The Activities planned in Amendment 9 for the period until 30 September 2021 were to continue
improvement of access to safe and sustainable water for the most vulnerable urban communities
and improve safety and quality of water, and to develop urban community agriculture schemes
through terrace and roof top farming. The activity will address shortages of imported agriculture
products in particular through the COVID-19 lock down period and will be an opportunity topromote local organic farming. The project will also develop capacity and resilience of vulnerable
urban communities amid COVID-19 for improved sanitation and health.
The activities planned in above Amendment 9 could not be completed due to the continued
negative impact of COVID-19 and long-term lockdown of Kathmandu valley. During the lockdown and throughout the course of the year, UN-Habitat Nepal Office staff and partner NGO staff
were instructed to work from home and were not able to undertake activities in the target
communities. Therefore, the activities in Amendment 10 covered the remaining components and28

additionally undertake urban roof top farming in cooperation with Madhyapur Thimi Municipality.
Project activities were training and workshops, terrace and roof top farming for approximate 150
households. The project engaged with Madhyapur Thimi Municipality mayor and staff,
environment NGO, and several women’s organizations. The exhibit and workshops raised
attention and interest of many other municipalities who requested for further workshops andtrainings in the next phase 11.
■Nepal Activity Budget: USD30,000 (project extension)■Implementation strategies and activities
The project will be implemented jointly by UN-Habitat Nepal Office, UN-Habitat Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), in consultation with local governments in Kathmandu
valley, universities, and women and citizen groups such as environment NGOs in Kathmandu
Valley.
■Implementation period: 89 months from June 2016 to September 2023

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