- Title
- Disaster risk assessment in Nepal - Earthquake risk assessment in Ilam and Pana…
- Abstract
- This report is a summary of the approach, methodology, results and conclusions of work conducted to identify and characterize potential natural hazards within and surrounding the two municipalities of Ilam and Panauti of Nepal, to assess the risks associated with the hazards, especially seismic risk, and to assist the two municipalities to develop action plans for earthquake risk reduction and emergency response planning under the Municipal Disaster Risk Identification Project (MDRIP). The National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET) implemented the risk identification project in close collaboration with the project municipalities along with a variety of stakeholders in the two municipalities, and national level government institutions. This project was conducted under the High Resolution Risk Analysis stream of activities of the Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP), a program launched by UNDP highlighting the importance of Disaster Risk Reduction in achieving the Millennium Goals. GRIP’s objectives are an improved evidence base for disaster risk management and an increased adoption of risk evidence in disaster risk management and development processes. GRIP targets areas of the world where disaster is a major factor in reducing sustainable development.
- Publication Date
- Sept. 9, 2009, 5 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
- No information provided
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