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Wheeling towards inclusivity

A reflection on disability-inclusive development in Bhutan

By UNDP Bhutan

December 3^rd, 2022

Footnotes In this blog on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Phurpa Wangchuk, a Junior Consultant with UNDP Bhutan shares what it is like to be a wheelchair user. He also highlights Bhutan’s efforts to promote disability-friendly development and how innovation can help advance the drive.

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Shielding yaks to protect snow leopards and highland livelihood

Portable corral helps promote human-wildlife co-existence in the highlands of Bhutan

Nubi’s fluttering conical prayer flags carry a conservation story

Safeguarding Bhutan’s water sector

in the face of climate change

Solving Phangyul’s water woes

A pressurized piped irrigation scheme to provide much-needed steady supply of water to Phangyul community

Reviving dying lakes

Lhayul community in Bhutan's Sarpang district come together to bring dead twin lakes in their village back to life.

Powering up a Community

Ushering in an era of new possibilities

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