Following from The Asia Foundation’s political economy analysis on the Kosi Basin, we conducted dialogues in communities along the river, both in India and in Nepal to gain an understanding of local knowledge and perceptions of current basin management, against the backdrop of annual flooding. This video showcases the lives of women in the Kosi basin, their experience and thoughts about participating in an inclusive and safe multistakeholder dialogue process aimed at finding sustainable solutions for the basin.
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