| Commissioning Unit: | Bhutan |
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| Evaluation Plan: | 2008-2013 |
| Evaluation Type: | Project |
| Completion Date: | 12/2013 |
| Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Bhutan
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Key Action Update History
Management Response: [Added: 2014/01/16]
Bhutan has a lot of experience and knowledge to share with other GLOF-prone countries and would also benefit from other countries? experiences. Additionally, considering the two newest related initiatives (JICA project and NAPA2 project), Bhutan should continue to have lot more experiences and knowledge to share.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Participate in regional knowledge sharing events and share lessons from the project, as well as adopt lessons from other initiatives in the region
[Added: 2014/01/16] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
UNDP CO | 2016/12 | Completed | The CO and project team recently participated in an ICIMOD hosted event and showcased the experiences of project implementation History | |
| Promote south-south collaboration through sharing of experiences and promoting exchange visits from countries implementing similar initiatives in the region
[Added: 2014/01/16] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
UNDP CO | 2016/12 | Completed | Informal requests for exchange visits have been received from Pakistan CO and Nepal CO where similar initiatives are being implemented History |
Management Response: [Added: 2014/01/16]
The development of a national database on GLOF risks and vulnerabilities was not undertaken due to the ongoing ?Study on GLOFs in Bhutan Himalayas? supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency, which also aims at establishing a similar database at a more detailed and comprehensive scale than planned under this project. The review of this study indicates that the focus was mostly on assessing the GLOF risk in the Mangdechhu river basin in central Bhutan. The study concluded that there were no urgent risks of potential GLOFs in this basin, which needed to be mitigated by counter measures such as lowering the water level of lakes. However, the study recommended the continuous monitoring of glacier lakes as well as the development of an early warning system in this particular basin.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Continue to monitor GLOF risks of glacial lakes in Bhutan and complete the geoscience database maintained by DGM.
[Added: 2014/01/16] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
UNDP CO/DGM | 2018/12 | Completed | This activity could possibly be done in the context of the soon-to-start RGoB-UNDP-GEF/LCDF ?Addressing the Risks of Climate-induced Disasters through Enhanced National and Local Capacity for Effective Actions.? History |
Management Response: [Added: 2014/01/16]
Public education and awareness campaigns should specifically mention that GLOF is possible in winter too. There could be earthquake induced GLOF risks in winter.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| incorporate the risk of possible GLOFs during winter season in awareness and advocacy programs
[Added: 2014/01/16] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
UNDP CO/DDM | 2015/12 | Completed | The TE findings have been shared with DDM and they have been requested to incorporate this fact in their awareness and advocacy programs henceforth History |
Management Response: [Added: 2014/01/16]
Following this highly satisfactory project, the RGoB is already replicating some of these achievements through 2 key initiatives: a DHMS-JICA project and a soon-to-start RGoB-GEF-LCDF project.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Continue the above initiatives through joint programming and resource mobilization
[Added: 2014/01/16] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
UNDP/DDM/DGM/DHMS | 2016/12 | Completed | The Parliament adopted the Disaster Management Act in 2013, which provides the necessary legislation for the country to implement a disaster management strategy nationwide. Additionally, mainstreaming disaster management into economic sectors in Bhutan and expanding disaster risk management schemes to other parts of Bhutan are part of the current 11th Five-Year Plan 2008-2013. History |
Management Response: [Added: 2014/01/16]
The Ministry of Economic Affairs is interested in conducting more research on water level of the glacial lakes and explore possible measures to regulate water flows down the valleys for extending hydro-electricity production
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Conduct research on water levels of the glacial lakes and explore possible measures to regulate water flows for hydro-electricity production
[Added: 2014/01/16] [Last Updated: 2018/11/12] |
UNDP CO/MoEA | 2017/12 | Completed | Bhutan?s economy depends a lot on the production of hydro-electricity and a large portion of this production during the summer months is exported to India. Currently, a few projects are under way to expand its production capacity with the building of additional power plants. Most of this production of electricity is generated by run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plants . The production of electricity, therefore, depends a lot on the water flow available at any time during the year. History |