Nepal

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 141, January 2016:

This issue of the newsletter explores the extent of children's vulnerability and resilience to climate and disaster risks in several Asian cities. Specific institutional arrangements, programmes and

PLOS Currents Disasters 2016, Edition 1, doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.d073fbece328e4c39087bc086d694b5c:

This analysis provides an unprecedented level of information about human movement after a natural disaster, provided within a very short timeframe after

Geoenvironmental Disasters, December 2016, Volume 3, Issue 1, doi:10.1186/s40677-016-0036-y:

This paper outlines the disaster resilient vernacular housing technologies in two of the physiographic regions of Nepal. The vernacular houses are analyzed in

This study takes two measurements in Nepal, following the earthquakes in 2015 to study the degree and structure of persistence. It presents a conceptual model of severity measurement in each one of the dimensions: hazard, exposure and vulnerability. It

Erdkunde 2015, Vol 69, Issue 4, 307-325, doi:10.3112/erdkunde.2015.04.02:

Taking Musikot in Nepal as a characteristic case study of rapid urban change, this article analyses its increasing local earthquake-risk in light of insufficient seismic building

This report presents a detailed and qualitative assessment of housing, land and property (HLP) challenges and implications for the post-earthquake recovery in Nepal. It examines how right holders are identified in Nepal, how plots are registered and managed, and which laws are applicable (and applied in practice) in the country.

This briefing paper analyses the significance of the Paris agreement to Nepal and further steps the country needs to take internationally and nationally to tackle climate change in post-Paris. It presents the background and history of UNFCCC negotiations

This research is focused on the epidemiology of the aftermath of a major flood in Koshi in the eastern part of Nepal in August 2008. Although, direct flood induced mortality was only two, 39 more mortalities were reported within the four months of the disaster event, mostly amongst those living in the rehabilitation camps. Data for this study was collected through questionnaire surveys and the secondary data from District Public Health Office (DPHO), Sunsari and well as local health centers.