ADB-Nepal Partnership

By Devex Editor // 27 January 2014
Hydropower station in Pharping. Nepal’s first hydropower plant was built in this town in southern Kathmandu in 1911. More than a century later, Nepal’s energy infrastructure remains sorely lacking, a problem ADB aims to address in the years ahead. Photo by: Parimal Satyal / CC BY-NC-SA

One of the least developed nations in the world, Nepal ranks 157th among 187 countries in the Human Development Index. After peaking at 5.8 percent in 2008, gross domestic product has been averaging only 4 percent since.

The unstable political climate has made it difficult for Nepal to sustain inclusive development. Although civil strife ended in 2006, sporadic tensions continue to break out in the country. Several bomb blasts and other acts of violence rocked the nation in the run-up to and on the day of the national elections in November 2013.

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