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Nepal’s wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity. Forest scientists say that Nepalis’ changing relationship with forests is also escalating the incidence of forest fire, but that better fire prediction and preparedness could minimize harm.

Scientists from multiple universities teamed up with the Government of Nepal and Australia to deliver a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence system that can analyse the amount of data needed to identify when rain-soaked ground is about to give-way.

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.

When prolonged drought struck the village of Samdzong, the residents had to make a critical decision: whether to stay or leave.

Despite earlier mitigation measures, the ‘critically dangerous’ Tsho Rolpa glacial lake has expanded further, with 6,000 households facing an imminent threat.

Public education, improving warning systems & integrating disaster risk reduction into policy frameworks have been the focus.

Private sector's role varies from corporate social responsibility activities and creating an interface between businesses and communities, to ensuring that innovative technical solutions for disaster risk reduction.

This report and its brief present the learnings from a workshop organized in the context of a project aiming to link social protection programs (SPP) and anticipatory action (AA) in Nepal.