Nepal: Floods and Landslides - Jul 2008 Updates

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...

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...

Overview A World Bank project in Nepal has sought to increase food security and enhance agricultural production with the result that 91 percent of the target households in the project districts have...

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...

When the Koshi River which flows through the Eastern Terai region of Nepal flooded in summer 2008, it displaced more than 60,000 people, damaged the national highway, and destroyed crops. Since then,...

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...

GLIDE no. FL-2008-000104-NPL Period covered in this Final Report: 29 August 2008 to 29 August 2009; Appeal target (current): CHF 2.65 million (USD 2.33 million or EUR 1.73 million). Appeal coverage:...

Highlights: - Fiscal budget still not passed due to blockade of Legislature-Parliament - New Disaster Legislation approved by the Parliament - International Day for Disaster Reduction celebrated and...

Executive summary Nepal is a mountainous country with high peaks, steep slopes and rugged terrain. It also has a fragile geomorphic condition and volatile tectonic processes which leads to variable...

UNISDR 2009/18 Katmandu - A new Disaster Risk Reduction initiative for Nepal was launched today by a consortium of partners that comprises the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, other...

Highlights: - Food insecurity in 13 Far and Mid Western districts further deteriorates - Coalition of 22 parties marked its 100 days in government on 13 September - Constituent Assembly (CA) made...

Resident Coordinator's Preface On behalf of the United Nations Country Team, I am pleased to share with you the first annual report of the 2008-12 United Nations Development Assistance Framework for...