Executive Summary This country diagnostics assessment reviews the current disaster risk financing (DRF) landscape and enabling environment in Nepal, with a particular focus on risk transfer...
Kathmandu – IOM and Changu Narayan Municipality in Bhaktapur District in the Kathmandu Valley have begun work on a multi-purpose evacuation centre to accommodate displaced people in the event of a...
KATHMANDU, NEPAL — The Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala, today opened the newly constructed Koshi Bridge in Chatara in Sunsari District, restoring mass connectivity and economic activities in...
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report examines the resilience of communities in South Asia to disasters and the displacement they cause. It considers their risk landscape and resilience capacity in...
DWIDP Concerns: Water Induced Disaster Prevention' Background Nepal suffers from different types of water-induced disasters such as soil erosion, landslides, debris flow, flood, bank erosion etc. due...
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Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 113, June 2014: The 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) will be held from June 22—26, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. As we inch closer to...
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Overview The Kosi river rises in the Tibetan plateau of China and flows across Nepal into Bihar, joining the Ganges near Kursela, India. On 18th August 2008, the Kosi breached its embankments at...
Extending across Tibet (China), Nepal and India the Kosi River represents the largest river basin in Nepal. The Kosi River is a powerful river system with a history of shifting directions and causing...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 10th replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF XI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ADF donors agreed to pilot the Disaster Response Facility (DRF) in the ADF...
This report is issued by the UN RCHCO with inputs from its UN Field Coordination Offices and other partners and sources. The report covers July 2011. The next report will be issued in the first week...
Background Almost all districts across the Far West face losses of lives and property every year due to natural disasters. However, the impact can last well beyond the immediate event. Humanitarian...
Today, through a bridge and road inauguration ceremony in Haripur VDC, Sunsari district, the U.S. Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi, representatives of USAID, local government, and media celebrated the...
The Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC) was formed in May 2009 to support the Government of Nepal in developing a long term Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan building on the National Strategy...
Kathmandu - Parliamentarians from Denmark and Norway were in Nepal last week on a five day visit, organized by the United Nations country team, to see first-hand the development challenges the...
Nepal Context Nepal lies between India and China, the giant economically growing countries in the world. Although there are immense opportunities for development, Nepal is still recorded as one of...
I. HIGHLIGHTS - Three major political parties agreed to extend the Constituent Assembly term by one year, Constitution-drafting deadline also extended - Consultations for Mid Year Review of Nepal...
I. HIGHLIGHTS - The Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee (CNDRC) endorsed recommendations emanating from the Disaster Preparedness and Pre-monsoon planning workshop - Week-long strike disrupts...
Background Nepal is one of the acknowledged 'global hotspots' for disasters. The increasing frequency and intensity of disasters have been adversely affecting this Himalayan country. Whereas there...
Document Summary Nepal Disaster Report: The hazardscape and vulnerabilities is an indication of Nepal’s resolve to tackle the challenges posed by natural disasters. For a country facing the...
Message Nepal Red Cross has witnessed series of global and local challenges regarding increased humanitarian crisis through natural disaster, health in emergency as well as socio-political changes...