Location: Hotel Yak and Yeti Kathmandu, Nepal

In line with its continuing efforts to improve implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the hydropower sector, the Nepal Ministry of Environment (MOE) will be conducting a training for EIA professionals using a newly-developed training module and materials. The main objective of this course is to help improve the quality and effectiveness of EIAs by training and developing the capacity of professionals actively engaged in undertaking EIAs in development projects in Nepal.

Tied with the creation of a consultant registration scheme, the training program was developed taking into account experience and best practices from Malaysia. Under a twinning partnership between the Nepal MOE and the Malaysia Department of Environment, counterparts shared strategies and ideas in addressing challenges in Nepal, resulting in the development of a registration scheme and accompanying capacity-building program for relevant stakeholders.

The twinning was conducted under the auspices of AECEN and in close collaboration with World Bank.