| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; A. The Study; B. Aquatic Biodiversity; C. Importance of Aquatic Biodiversity; D. The Study Methodology; 2 Country Background; A. Geographic and Physiographic Details; B. Land Use and Water Coverage; C. Demography and Socioeconomy; 3 Water Resources; A. Water Bodies of Nepal; B. River Systems; C. Lakes; 4 Dams in the Rivers of Nepal; A. Hydropower Dams; B. Irrigation Dams; 5 Aquatic Resources; A. Fish Faunal Diversity; B. Endemic Fish Species; 6 Impact of Impoundment on Fish |
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A. Overall Impact of Dam and Diversion StructuresB. Habitat Destruction; C. Changes in Limnological Parameters; D. Obstacles in Fish Migration; E. Fish Injury and Predation; 7 Policies and Regulatory Framework; 8 Case Studies of Selected Dams; A. Kali Gandaki A Hydropower Project; B. Middle Marshyangdi Hydroelectric Project; C. Marshyangdi and Upper Marshyangdi Hydropower Systems; D. Babai Irrigation System; E. Kulekhani Reservoir; F. Trishuli Hydropower Project; G. Khimti Hydropower Project; 9 Fish Species Recorded in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List |
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10 Environmental Flow and Fish PassageA. Maintenance of Environmental Flow; B. Fish Passage; 11 Fish Passages; A. Pool-Type Fish Passage or Fish Ladder; B. Denil Fish Passage; C. Bypass Channel; D. Fish Lock; E. Fish Lift; 12 Compensatory Measures; A. Fish Hatchery; B. Catch and Haul Arrangement; C. Improvement of Spawning Ground (Incubation Channel); D. Strengthen Monitoring and Enforcement by Mobilizing Local Community; 13 Aquatic Biodiversity Screening Framework (Fish); A. Magnitude of Impact; B. Extent of Impact; C. Duration of Impact; D. Rating and Ranking of Impact |
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14 Conclusion and RecommendationsA. Conclusion; B. Recommendations; ANNEXES; 1 Methodological Steps of the Study; 2 List of Lakes in Nepal; 3 Location of Dams in Different Rivers in Nepal; 4 Location of Dams in the Koshi River Watershed, Nepal; 5 Location of Dams in the Bagmati River Watershed, Nepal; 6 Location of Dams in the Gandaki River Watershed, Nepal; 7 Location of Dams in the Karnali River Watershed, Nepal; 8 List of Dam Projects in Different Rivers of Nepal and Their Status; 9 Checklist of Freshwater Fish in Nepal; 10 Environmental Side Eects As ff sociated with Dams |
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11 Aquatic Biodiversity Related Acts, Policies, Strategies, and Regulatory Framework in Nepal12 Fingerlings Released in Kali Gandaki River; 13 Water Quality in Different Stations of Different River Systems; 14 Migration Route of Long-Distance Migratory Fish (Tor putitora and Anguilla bengalensis); 15 Framework for Screening Environmental Impact on Fish by Project Implementation |
| Notes |
"December 2018." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 18, 2019) |
| Subject |
Aquatic biodiversity -- Effect of dams on -- Nepal
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Fishes -- Effect of dams on -- Nepal
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Rivers -- Nepal.
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Dams -- Nepal -- Design and construction
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Dams -- Design and construction.
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Fishes -- Effect of dams on.
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Rivers.
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Nepal.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Asian Development Bank, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9789292614331 |
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9292614339 |
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