ENPHO

ENPHO E-Bulletin May/June 2011

EDITORIAL

May and June months were important month for WASH and Environmental sector in Nepal. On June 5 we once again celebrated World Environment Day. An initiation, the 1st Joint Sector Review (JSR) was conducted by the Sector Efficiency Improvement Unit of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MPPW) on 5th & 6th of the month of May 2011. At the JSR meeting, a sector status report was presented and discussed. The Status Report provides an analysis of the status of WASH in Nepal. The five aims of the JSR are a) to bring together sector stakeholders b) to reflect on progress in water and sanitation delivery in Nepal to date c) to foster better coordination of shared goals d) to strengthen leadership toward the achievement of the commonly-agreed goals, and e) to move towards a shared vision of a coherent and achievable National Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) promotion.