- Title
- Nepal Disaster Report 2009
- Abstract
- 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 difficulties of socio- economic development, efforts to address the risks of disasters are necessary because disasters undermine social and economic well-being. By highlighting challenges and presenting the way forward, this report shows the growing sense of urgency and the need for seriousness in reducing disaster risks in Nepal. The preparation of the report highlights the concerns of disaster mitigation and by presenting the hazardscape and vulnerabilities of its people, attempts to provide a glimpse of the challenges facing the country. Because it is the first of its kind, the report has not been able to comprehensively capture the country’s entire disaster risk management terrain. It recognises the need to evolve a more nuanced approach for the second Nepal Disaster Report. The preparation of this report brought together various individuals engaged in disaster risk reduction activities. Those involved in preparation of this report recognise that both this product and the process used to prepare it are merely instruments to achieve the goal of building resilient households and communities. The key to achieve this goal is to implement learning from past efforts in disaster risk reduction. As awareness of disaster risk reduction grows, so too do expectations of people who seek solutions to the problems they face, minimise risks and protect their lives. The Government of Nepal (GoN) is cognisant of its responsibility and will endeavor to translate the ideas presented here into practice. We need to collectively confront the challenge that disasters pose to our future.
- Publication Date
- Jan. 11, 2010, 6 p.m.
- Category
- Geoscientific Information
- information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
- Regions
- Nepal
- Responsible
- andy
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
- drought, landslide, earthquake
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