Nepal

National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

Cover and source: Natural Hazards
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This review of landslide inventories provides an essential assessment of the state of knowledge around landslide hazard and can guide the focus of future studies.
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The DPC builds on Nepal's NDCs under the Paris Agreement, focusing on adaptation and resilience in high-risk sectors. It underscores the importance of strengthening institutions and resource allocation to address growing climate challenges effectively.
Cover and source: Practical Action
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This brief details knowledge and experiences shared with communities, practitioners, and decision makers in the Bardiya and Kailali Districts in Nepal to make resilience a way of life, finding ways to adapt to and prepare for flood events.
Cover and source: Sustainability (MDPI)
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This study produced spatial multi-criteria-based flood susceptibility, vulnerability, and risk index maps for the Kathmandu Valley (KV) watershed in Nepal using an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach and Geographical Information System (GIS).
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This publication refers to an initiative aimed at improving people's awareness and knowledge of landslides and their risks.
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This report offers important insights for policymakers to create gender-inclusive policies in Nepal.
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This paper summarizes and analyzes Nepal's internalization of policy frameworks, the challenges in implementing them, the evolution of disaster risk management and governance concepts, and offers suggestions for building resilience in the Nepalese context
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This study examined the risk perception and vulnerabilities of Nepali communities in Poiqu and Gyirong in Tibet river basins, exposed to transboundary Transboundary glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) originating from Tibetan basins.

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