Learning from Jajarkot what we didn't after 2015
Every earthquake throws up lessons so we can be better prepared next time. This month's quake is another chance.
Every earthquake throws up lessons so we can be better prepared next time. This month's quake is another chance.
The Jajarkot earthquake could be a dress rehearsal for an even bigger disaster in the near future.
Nepal must use its schools to improve disaster response to save lives in future disasters
2015 was just a warning, a mega-quake is overdue in western Nepal, and we better start preparing for it
The reconstruction of private and public buildings damaged in the 2015 earthquake is nearly complete. Now it is time to also focus on being...
On 25 April 2015 at exactly 11:56, the ground beneath Kathmandu Valley started shaking. Houses built on the soft alluvium of the...
Now that we are wrapping up reconstruction after 2015, we need to focus on building a disaster resilient Nepal
Thirty-seven people were killed when a landslide on 12 July tore through the settlement of Lidi of Sindhupalchok district. More than half...
Epidemics are nothing new in Nepal. In fact, the country’s history is littered with references to frequent outbreaks of cholera, influenza, measles...
With the detection of three new COVID-19 cases in Kailali district on Saturday, one of them the country’s first case of community transmission, western...