Nepal: UNICEF and Finland sign Euro 9.8 million agreement for water and sanitation

Published on: 26/04/2011

UNICEF Nepal and Finland have signed an agreement on "Aligning for Action: Sanitation and Water for all in the Context of Climate Change in Nepal". The agreement outlines the Finnish Government's grant of Euro 9.8 million (US$ 14.3 million) over five years for UNICEF Nepal's Water and Sanitation Programme.

The funds will help to:

• formulate and develop a national WASH sector programme
• develop the emergency preparedness and response capacity of the Nepali government, with contingency plans in all disaster prone districts
• support other existing government programmes in the education and health sectors to promote sanitation and hygiene

Read more about Finnish support for the water and sanitation sector on the website of the Embassy of Finland in Kathmandu.
Related web sites:

• Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal (RWSSP-WN)
• UNICEF Nepal - WASH

Source: UNICEF, 15 Mar 2011