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This paper proposes a microsimulation approach to estimate the overall cost and distributional impact of disasters rapidly.

This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal’s Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu’s fast-growing population.

This is an inclusive Rapid Need Assessment (IRNA) to evaluate the status and requirements for 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Jajarkot District in western Nepal .

The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) worked in partnership with the Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Agency (NDRRMA) to conduct a National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment at the subnational level.

The NDPBA provides Nepal with the essential tools and data for disaster risk monitoring while aligning recommended actions with the United Nations Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

This article reports on a decade of research undertaken by the author on the role of schools in disaster response and recovery across four different disaster types in five countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

This paper is analyzing factors that shape household recovery patterns can help identify vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities in addition to signaling potential future changes.

In this paper the authors use quantitative and qualitative data to investigate how traditional housing was transformed during the post-earthquake reconstruction of four historic neighborhoods in the Kathmandu Valley.