Policy brief: Inter-provincial & inter municipal resource pooling mechanism for disaster risk management in Nepal

This brief highlights the need for resource pooling in Nepal, drawing upon national and international case studies to identify key elements of resource pooling mechanism for disaster risk management.

In the context of Nepal, pooling of resources for disaster response from neighboring provinces, municipalities and beyond can prove to be an effective way to cope against disasters. The sharing of resources among self-governed administrative bodies requires a robust and unambiguous framework articulating coordination mechanism, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, protocol, resource and information management and legal provisions for resource pooling mechanism.