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'Given the fact that there are hundreds of community broadcasting stations in operation in Nepal, it has become a matter of public concern how effective they [the media] have been in creating community awareness about climate change adaptation', writes Lal Deosa Rai for the Himalayan Times...
'We plan to count earthquake prone houses next fiscal' said Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, spokesperson at Ministry of Local Development, adding that water-induced hazards will be among the hazards being dealt with at the local level. Nepal will be among countries attending the Global Platform...
'Many poorly planned constructions and infrastructure of the past decade have made Kathmandu Valley vulnerable,' said Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal in his inaugural speech of the High Level Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) being held this week in Kathmandu...
Efforts have been made to bring the programme into operation with the objective of making disaster prone areas more secured by enhancing the capacity of schools and communities. It aims to cover 150 schools of 22 Village Development Committees of Kailali and Dhangadhi, benefiting students‚ teachers and locals who, recent data supports, are most affected by earthquake and fire in an area highly prone to flood and land slide...
'Earth observation system is widely used during disasters and has been seen quite useful, so its promotion is the need of the hour and this satellite will be one of the best resources for understanding big natural disasters as we are very vulnerable to GLOF and big floods and landslides' said Basanta Shrestha of ICIMOD...
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