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Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction

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Mission

To provide disaster risk reduction services in the communities of Nepal and different parts of the world in order to manage and reduce risk, thus contributing towards sustainability.

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Meetings and conferences
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Sustainable Urban System: Challenges and Opportunities
WEBINAR SERIES ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (EPISODE NO 5) Date: September 12 (Saturday), 2020 Time: 16:00 NPT (+5:45 GMT) Sustainable Urban System: Challenges and Opportunities Registration here Presenters: Urban Area from the lens of
WEBINAR SERIES ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (EPISODE NO 5) Date: September 12 (Saturday), 2020 Time: 16:00 NPT (+5:45 GMT) Sustainable Urban System: Challenges and Opportunities
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Use of frontier technology in Disaster Risk Reduction & Management
This webinar will develop the following key topics: Frontier Technologies in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management –Uttam Pudasaini, GIS Analyst and UAV Specialist, CoFounder NAXA, Nepal Flying Labs, IHRR Drones for Glacial Mapping – Assoc. Prof. Rijan
This webinar will develop the following key topics:
Training event
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Importance of optimizing geodatabase for developing countries and its application for disaster mitigation strategies
WEBINAR SERIES ON GEOSCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (EPISODE NO 3) Date: August 9 (Sunday), 2020 Time: 20:00 NPT (+5:45 GMT) Presenter: Dr. Rama Mohan Pokhrel, Senior Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol
WEBINAR SERIES ON GEOSCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (EPISODE NO 3) Date: August 9 (Sunday), 2020 Time: 20:00 NPT (+5:45 GMT)
Training event
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Webinar on DRR: Geo-Hazard Risk Assessment
Webinar Series on Disaster Risk Reduction Theme: Geo-Hazard Risk Assessment Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/y3a2m99p Speakers: Dr. Muhammad Shafique, "Geohazards risk assessment, Monitoring and Mitigation in Northern Pakistan" Dr. Ananta MS Pradhan
Webinar Series on Disaster Risk Reduction Theme: Geo-Hazard Risk Assessment
Meetings and conferences
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How mantle dynamics guided the main phases of Himalayan crustal tectonics?
Models of Himalayan tectonics have focused on crustal processes and climatic-crustal interactions, with mantle processes commonly relegated to a convergent boundary condition with static geometry. Insights into mantle dynamism over the past decade give us
Models of Himalayan tectonics have focused on crustal processes and climatic-crustal interactions, with mantle processes commonly relegated to a convergent boundary condition with static geometry.

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Voluntary Commitments

The Sendai Framework Commitments (SFVC) online platform serves to incentivize stakeholders to inform the public about their work, to provide a vehicle for sharing commitments and initiatives and for motivation toward the implementation of the Sendai Framework. In turn, UNDRR can monitor and take stock of the progress and impact.

Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction is involved in the following commitments:

National (or local) - Nepal
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Paving the way for building Resilience in Nepal: An initiative to understand and assess risk through the use of frontier technology
This commitment is implemented by the Institute of Himalayan Risk reduction (IHRR). Drones and geospatial technologies will be used to enhance disaster risk assessments and development planning at Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City, Capital of Bagmati Province in Nepal.

Contact information

https://inhrr.org
+9133 2581 3034