Sectoral profile: Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in megacities: a pilot application in Metro Manila and Kathmandu, report no. 1 of 6

This document presents a whole range of information about Kathmandu metropolitan city (KMC). It provides a compendium of data and information on the physical, social, economic, cultural, infrastructure, environmental, and institutional characteristics of the city, including its disaster risk landscape, which can serve as a chief source of information for planning, research, investments, decision-making, and other purposes. This report includes among others, general information on Kathmandu and profiles of the different sectors.

The document has potential users beyond its project context, including the KMC departments, offices and wards, the central government of Nepal and its ministries, local government units, the academia, international developmental institutions, international and regional financial institutions, and other institutions andorganizations involved in development work in Nepal, as well as the private sector, business investors and citizens of Kathmandu, who may find the information presented in the sectoral profile useful for various purposes.

This report is prepared by Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) as part of its contractual obligations to the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO) through the German Committee on Disaster Reduction (DKKV) to develop a risk-sensitive land use plan for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). The KMC Risk-Sensitive Land Use Plan is prepared under the project titled, 'Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in megacities: a pilot application in Metro Manila and Kathmandu'.