TROSA

Bringing water to the community – determination and success

Bahadure Women Empowerment Centre formed at Parashuram Municipality of Dadeldhura district in Nepal has played the lead role in sorting out the main problem at their Ghatteplot village – access to…

Community to community cooperation in transboundary water management

River basin communities of both sides of Mahakali river, one of the transboundary rivers between Nepal and India, are now active to jointly solve common problems they face in their daily lives.…

Strengthening local government’s collective action for inclusive transboundary water governance

An example of local-government and community collaboration initiated by TROSA and its partners contributing to ensuring rights and entitlements of the riverine communities living around the Mahakali…

WEC members discussing on flood early warning communication

Reaching the unreached; through Community-based Flood Early Warning Systems in Mahakali basin

Introduction Mahakali a Himalayan catchment of Ghagra sub basin of the large Ganga Basin, originates from the Trans Himalayan region of Kalapani (>3600 m) and ultimately drains through the Terai…

Mahakali River

Supporting the riverine communities

The communities dependent on Mahakali River live so close to water but are far from protection of their livelihood and the access to natural resource. Oxfam's TROSA project has been…

Mahakali River Basin

Oxfam launches trans-boundary water governance project in Nepal

A five-year project, TROSA (Transboundary Rivers of South Asia) is launched in Nepal. The project is being implemented in three other countries--India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar to support riverine…

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