Human Security in Emergency and Disaster Theme Nepal
People's security around the world
is interlinked - as today's global flows of goods, services, finance, people and images highlight. Political and economic
liberalization and democratization opens new opportunities but also new fault lines, such as political and economic instabilities
and conflicts within states. Every year about 300 million people are affected by emergencies; conflict or natural disasters.
Those who are most vulnerable and least powerful suffer greatest impact. More than 800,000 people a year lose their lives
to violence. About 2.8 billion suffer from poverty, illiteracy and diseases. Weak or authoritarian states, competition for
natural resources and a proliferation of small arms mean that more and more people live in daily fear of violent conflict.
Conflict and deprivation are interconnected. Deprivation has many causal links to violence, although these have to be carefully
examined. Conversely, wars kill people, destroy trust among them, increase poverty and crime, and slow down the economy. Climate
change and environmental degradation subject millions more to the threat of natural disasters.
Background:
Nepal is a disaster prone with the incidence of widespread
disasters across the country and around the year. Nepal’s geography, geology, climate and lack of proper infrastructure
planning make the country extremely vulnerable to various forms of disaster. These are evident by the exponential rise in
the frequency as well as severity of natural and anthropogenic catastrophes hitting the nation and impeding the growth of
economy. Major disasters in Nepal are flood, landslide, fire, earthquake, drought, epidemic and insurgency with increased
sporadic problems of storm, hailstorm, avalanches and stampede.
Whenever hazards strike, they do not negotiate or listen
or wait; they simply come, kill and/or destroy by causing irreparable losses. They do not discriminate or differentiate amongst
men and women, poor or rich, young or old but they create more impact on women, children an aged and PWDs than adult men due
to socio-economic and ethno-cultural barriers. When any hazard strikes, it is the communities who react first, irrespective
of profession, status, caste, ethnicity or culture. Therefore, it is important to enhance the capacities of communities so
that they can observe, understand, analyze and prepare themselves for the worst impact. Moreover, It is essential to allow
transparency of actions of the nodal agencies working towards disaster risk reduction and to encourage communities to get
involved, so that at the time of occurrence of disasters, communities need not to wait for primary help, and mobilize self-help
before external rescue and relief reaches them.
People living in a hilly country like Nepal also cope with
uncertain climatic changes, which are leading to slow and rapid onset of disasters every year. Villagers’ livelihood
systems are designed with that threat in mind but their local knowledge of adaptation cannot cope with the rigorous climate
changes happening all over the world. It is now beyond the conventional local adaptation knowledge. However, when they survive
the hardships they rehabilitate their houses, terraces and natural resource base - a task that may continue for several years
after the disaster. And who cannot cope, are forced to abandon their ancestral homes, migrate to either more hazardous areas
or some extent to the towns and cities for surviving.
In spite of long advocacy, different development programmes
and disaster preparedness projects showed very reactive approach towards managing disasters in Nepal. They try to respond
to visible affects of disasters without acknowledging the underlying causes that create ideal conditions for the disaster
in the first place. We should be careful to note that the cause and effect relationships are not linear and deductive and
cannot be reduced to simple explanatory models. Rather these are governed by complex inter-relationships that are deeply embedded
in the local context determined by existing paradigmatic base for the development. It determines the existing policies for
disaster management, existing institutional management and socio-cultural beliefs and practices. The underlying causes are
not simply root causes in that sense, since there is no single starting point (root) for disaster in Nepal. Additionally,
in view of the complexities and diversities of disaster management in Nepal, a concrete, effective and practicable policy
is needed for which political commitment and a pragmatic policy formulation is necessary in order to reduce the vulnerability
and disasters faced by the people of Nepal.
The Context:
Systemic exclusion and oppression of certain groups of the society
has served as a structural cause of various conflicts which have manifested recently. The latent conflicts of the society
are emerging up and taking violent form at the face of changed political situation. The Madhesi uprising and indigenous people's
movements have become calm after their proportional representation in the Constituent Assembly and accession to the government,
but their issues remain standstill.
The poorest and marginalized people are bearing the effects of conflict
more than the other people and they are always vulnerable towards it. Many issues of recent armed conflict, including justice
to the conflict survivors, are yet to be resolved through restructuring of the country. The rights of conflict survivors to
receive humanitarian support and security during the emergencies arisen out of conflict and getting justice and reparation
afterward are mostly ignored by the state. We will engage in responding emergencies caused by violent conflicts and support
the survivors to get justice. Since no other development work can be successful unless the cycle of violence is halted, we
will guide the organizational strategy for conflict management and transformation process and will work in conflict sensitive
ways.
Natural disasters are silent causes of poverty in the country. 64
out of 75 districts of Nepal are prone to disasters and significant numbers of people are affected every year. More than 1000
deaths, loss of more than hundreds of million rupees and large number of displacements are caused by it every year and many
people turn destitute overnight. Impacts of climate change can be seen in the form of droughts resulting in crop failures
and more intense floods and hurricanes resulting in loss of human lives and property. The adversities of climate change fall
disproportionally on countries and people characterized by high levels of poverty. Climate change, hence, pose serious threat
to constituencies with little or no political voice: the world's poor and future generations.
The rights of the victims of conflict and disasters have not been
properly recognized by the State. The state mechanism mostly ends up with inadequate immediate relief in some most visible
cases. There are no clear policies on the compensation or reparation of such victims and the rights of
such victims to rehabilitation is not taken care of. Right to protection and humanitarian assistance during the emergencies
and right to recovery and resilience after the disaster have not been well addressed by the state. We will therefore work
towards building appropriate capacities to ensure a more strategic and rapid response of disasters, before, during and after
their occurrence generally in its program areas. At the events of national level disasters, it will support outside the program
area as well.
Goal:
To ensure right to human security by engaging emergency response;
Contribute to Vulnerability Reduction through Conflict and Disaster
Risk Reduction and climate change adaptation initiatives with increased resilience capacity of poor, marginalized and the
vulnerable people.
Objectives:
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To reduce the hazards,
and the environmental consequences of human activity that threaten poor and marginalized people
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To reduce poor people’s
vulnerability by empowering them to build their resilience and to develop their capacity to cope
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To reduce people’s vulnerability
by promoting institutions that uphold their responsibilities to protect people in emergencies
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To ensure poor people are assured
of response / appropriate assistance to survive and recover from emergencies
Strategies and Approaches:
§ Addressing
their immediate needs as a means to fulfillment of their rights to life with dignity and build their resilience to disasters.
§ To
organize the disaster victims/survivors to become aware of their rights and to enable them to take measures for their security
and protection fulfilling the human security needs.
§ To
influence the civil society organization and donors for mainstreaming disaster risk management
§ To
contribute to achieve MDGs and HFA 2005 – 2015 through sustainable disaster risk management focusing on Education, Health,
Gender, Food security and Climate Change issues
§ To
develop effective knowledge base and discourse on Disaster Risk Management through education, mass media, publication
and public debates by advocacy and campaign
§ Building
the understanding of AAN staff, partners, rights holder groups and other Nepali citizen about the link between poverty and
disasters
§ Improving
the ability of the vulnerable communities and key institutions (schools, health posts, local government, line agencies, police,
fire service, networks etc) to cope with disasters through community-based disaster preparedness programmes
§ Establishing
and building the capacity of alliances and networks for effective advocacy and campaign towards policy and practice changes
on disaster
§ Building
the capacity of partners to conduct hazard mapping and vulnerability analysis of disaster prone areas, immediate response
in the affected areas and advocating for necessary DRM plans and mitigation measures
§ National
level advocacy for the formation of appropriate policies and implementation of national acts and international commitments
by the government to ensure the rights of the disaster victims
Key Actions
§ Support
survivors of conflict and emergencies in accessing appropriate assistance for relief, recovery and mitigation of the impacts
of emergencies and conflict
§ Enhance
poor and excluded people's capacity to claim rights in conflict and emergencies
§ Build
poor and excluded people's resilience to conflict and emergencies
§ Advocate
for the protection of women and children's' rights during situations of conflict and disasters
§ Build
awareness on causes and effects of climate change and advocate for mitigating its impact, particularly to poor and excluded
people
§ Contribute
to achieve Hyogo Framework of Action through sustainable disaster risk management
§ Support
partners and civil society organizations to initiate peace building initiatives and adopt conflict sensitive measures
Human security is the protection of “the vital core of all human lives in ways that enhance
human freedoms and fulfillment”; the security of individuals, their livelihoods, and human rights including economic security,
food security, health security, environmental security, personal security, community security and political security.
AAN works on Human Security, Emergency and Disaster Management
The Emergency and Disaster Management Theme was set up in AAN in September
2002 after it underwent major organizational restructuring in 2002. This was one more effort to enhance the effectiveness
of its work for poor and marginalized people. Before this, AAN had acquired some experience of Emergency work through its
involvement with Poverty Policy and Program theme of CSP II period. With the recurrences of Natural Disasters in the form
of flood and landslides, fire and epidemic and as well as the threat of big earthquake in the country, AAN felt an urge to
involve itself on the issues of Vulnerability, Hazard and Risk reduction, to be able to contribute in Human Security Issues
in the country and work for the improvement of the Disaster Preparedness, as both Emergency and Disaster had become crucial
to address the structural causes of poverty and marginalization.
There are three basic intervention programs under HSEDM Theme to ensure
Human Security. These encompass all the ongoing foundation works of AAN: Livelihood, Education and Women’s Rights Theme.
1. Emergency Response: Natural Disaster/Conflict/Epidemics/Accidents
2. Disaster Management: Disaster Preparedness/DRR/Safety-Nets*
3. Climate Change: Community Based Adaptation/NAPA/COP
1. Emergency Response:
ActionAid Nepal engages on Emergency response to
Natural Disaster and Conflict. The effectiveness of the response depends on the contingency plan prepared ahead.
All AAN Projects and DA/DI partners are enabled to response emergency in the respected area. ActionAid Nepal involves
on Disaster Relief too if the people are in difficult circumstances and no other parties are there to respond at the time
of strike e.g. the program area DA/DI Districts. The emergency response (Relief and Support) includes any activities intend
to save the lives of the people during the disasters; these activities are rescue operation, medical and food aid for short
period, assessment of the situation for the immediate and long term response includes communication and transport, temporal
settlement, security, health camps etc. Saving lives and protecting rights is the guiding principle. The relief operation
also includes Vulnerability Assessment, Damage Assessment, Need Assessment and delivering Relief support to the victims and
affected population. Right Based Approach to response is assured through adopting sphere standard and guidelines to disaster
response.
2. Disaster Management:
Disaster Management is the strategic response of
AAN to reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of the communities living on the disaster prone areas. Thus, AAN is strategically
works in building capacity (preparedness) of the government, the relief agencies and disaster-affected people to manage the
disasters proactively. AAN provide enough information to the International donors and planners on disaster impacts on the
lives of the people as a major cause of poverty in the country so as to increase responsibilities of international donor communities
to supplement in delivering basic humanitarian services.
A systemic intervention to integrate the Disaster
Risk Reduction initiatives in the existing DA/DIs, Projects and Program for effective Disaster Preparedness will be the core
area of intervention. All AAN program will enhance its DAs to be resilient to disaster; informed with, response, recovery,
reduction and readiness capacity. The participatory vulnerability analysis and Community Based Disaster Preparedness will
be adopted.
Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness and
Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives includes measures related to advocacy on policies and practices changes, different hazard assessment,
vulnerability assessment, awareness raising, information management and stockpiling of relief/rescue materials as contingency
plan for the potential disaster. Mitigation, as the parts of preparedness, includes the construction of the catchments ponds,
check dams, river embankment, forestation etc. All these measures focus to improve the livelihoods of the disaster-affected
people in sustainable ways.
AAN broadly executes disaster management programme
through Creation of Information Base/MIS, Capacity Building, resource mobilization for programme implementation and Building
the Alliances for policy influencing.
3. Climate Change Adaptation:
AAN will work on adapting Climate Change Impact
to manage the climatic risk and consequences to its rights holders. This work will be integrated with all livelihood related
programs and projects on Disaster Management DRR/DIPECHO.
The above will be translated in to practice with
three strategic levels are:
• Community, DA/DI to enable and empower at Right holders to adapt the
climate change impact to its people
• Local government, state and National level to change governance, policy
and practice, develop and owned NAPA process by the people at all level
• General public, civil societies and social movements to generate worldviews
and Concentisation on climate victims.
Key Achievements and Engagements:
Capacity Building:
AAN developed a thorough understanding and enhanced
the capacity of those stakeholders with such responsibilities in Nepal. AAN foster the opportunity to learn the skill and
capacity building opportunity including shared learning at national and regional level in disaster management. For this AAN
organizes several training workshops, demonstration, campaigns exposure visits at different level throughout the country.
CBDP/ DRR in project/DA & DIs:
AAN focuses on preparedness in disaster management
than response to post disaster situation. AAN have the strategy to enable the community prepared with potential risk, hazards
and mitigating the disaster impacts. For this, AAN EDM theme has launched DRR and DP focused partnership projects to enable
the rights holder disaster resilience.
The DIPECHO project in five districts and DRRS
project in four districts are running. The preparedness includes analyzing the capacity and vulnerability in long term work
and using that analysis build local resilience, readiness and long term recovery. AAN endeavors to ensure all its DA/DI program
have DRR/DP component and developed preparedness plan.
Safety Net Campaign:
Safety-Net Campaign is an initiative undertaken
by the Emergency and Disaster Management Theme of ActionAid Nepal. It carries the value of "Human Security" in the
center with Rights Based Agenda to Disaster Management. Under this, Awareness, Organization and Advocacy are the key intervention
areas followed by capacity building and resource mobilization for Risk reduction efforts. This also addresses the issues of
vulnerability and hazards of the poor, excluded and vulnerable groups. This initiative is developed in collaboration with
local NGOs and stakeholders (all institutions at community, VDC, district, and national level) to influence the decision makers
and development actors to come out with a development program, to integrate disaster risk reduction in
favor of the rights holders i.e. poor, women, boys and girls for building resilience to Disaster.
Awareness and Media Campaign:
AAN involved promoting awareness among the people
of their rights and the responsibilities and obligations for emergency preparedness and response. Similarly, create opportunity
to learn and share the information regarding disaster preparedness, mitigation and response. For this AAN mobilize the print
and electronic media (radio, television and internet) theatre groups and other local means of mass communications available
in Nepal. AAN regularly producing IEC poster and articles on Disaster Management issues through Paryawaran (Nepali)
magazine, Producing and Telecasting Disaster Management Video Prakop ko pida, Nepal ma Prakop Byabasthapan and
other several episodes on Disaster Preparedness activities through Pariwartan program of Nepal TV, Occasional video
shows at community level, Chetana Disaster Radio program from Radio and FMs, wall painting commercial advertisements
etc to sensitize the critical mass on Disaster management issues.
Research Documentation and Knowledge building:
AAN is engaged in carrying out policy mapping for
rights based approach to emergency and disaster management, find gaps and scope to improvement and disseminate the outcomes
through media to take it further for policy advocacy in favour of poor and marginalized. The major studies includes Disaster
reviews carried out in 2002, 2004, 2006, developing knowledge series (15 books) on Disaster Management Issues, a dynamic website
about Nepal Disaster Watch (www.nepaldisaster.org), Situation Analysis of Sit-Lahar (cold waves), Climate Change Impact on Poor, School safety approach, Fire Management
in Nepal, Life stories of Disaster victims, Policy Mapping on Nepal disaster acts, occasional policy briefs are the documents
produced along with several other situation analysis and baseline, impact studies.
Policy Advocacy and Campaigns:
Under critical engagement with the government policy
and practice change initiated. The local agencies like District Administration, District Development Committee, Village Development
Committee; District Red Cross etc will take part in the process of disaster management jointly with AAN activities. AAN facilitate
to regularize their services to the disaster victims as planned in disaster management act. This is the part of the Good Governance
activities. Thus, the good governance is the major cross cutting issues in all steps of the preparedness programme. Policy
Advocacy and inputs for restoring Humanitarian Standards and Rights that’s routinely denied in emergency and disaster
situation are the area of intervention for AAN. This include the conflict resolution, peace building and developing the necessary
code and conduct through expertise sharing and skill transformation. AAN also provides inputs from the experience of other
country programs similar to Nepal.
Organizing and Networking:
AAN believes people are the rights holder and they
should have access and control over the resources and decision making. For this a strong organization of people agencies is
must. Thus promotes peoples organizations at the grass roots level to involve with disaster initiatives. For this disaster
victims and affected communities have formed their organizations through DMC, DPC, DRC as well as DIVICON. AAN also endeavour
building the Linkage and networking at national, regional and international levels to secure additional capacity to reduce
the vulnerability and overcome the disaster impact in Nepal. Thus there is DPNet at National level and DIMANN at District
level and DIVICON and DMC Federations at VDC level organized. AAN is also closely working with the national (DPNet, AINTGDM,
IASC) regional (Duryog Niwaran, and ADRRN) and international networks (ISDR – Pro-vention consortium) and agencies working
on the issue.
Emergency Response:
AAN involve in Emergency response since the very beginning
of its operation in Nepal. Previously it was more of Health referral up to nineties. However after 1993 flood AAN was more
involved in Disaster Relief after the CSP II period when emergency has been regarded as an issue to work on Poverty, Policy
and program theme. Since then, AAN have been supported different emergency cases with its resources. However, after 2005 with
growing number and scale of Disaster it has been responding to emergency addressing population over 10,000 annually. The support
includes availing rescue and relief support within 25 hours the ready to eat food within 50 hours, and relief kit (food, non
food, shelter) within 100 hours. The response also includes health and WATSAN as appropriated. A recovery process shall be
initiated within 30 days.
Outcomes of HSEDM Thematic engagements:
l Managing three major Donor funded Disaster Projects DIPECHO, DRRSP and Emergency Response Relief
Recovery to Rights supported by ECHO, DFID and AusAid respectively.
l Life skill trainings on First Aid, DRM / CBDP, Flood Search and Rescue and Earthquake preparedness
plans have resulted in increased capacities of students, teachers and community people over to 2800 people.
l Linkages and coordination with district as well as national level actors like DEO, MOES, MOHA and
CDC have been strengthened
l Mapping out DRR education in School curricula completed and integration of DRR education in School
curricula started two classes already adopted
l School Safety Approach developed
l Policy Research, Documentation and Advocacy on Disaster Management
l Media Advocacy on Disaster management/Media Mapping
l Promoting PVA, Resource kit for community tool
l Safety Net Campaign- REFLECT/Activist mobilization in 10 districts
l Emergency Response serve over 10K Population
l Networking – NGO, DMC Presence in 22 Districts
l Climate Change Education, Awareness and Adaptation advocacy research and videos
Time Line of AAN EDM Theme and Key Activities
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1982 - 1992
Emergency as a referral cases to DA 1 Sindhupalchok, District level support, over 553 HHs
supported different occasion) Health and Fire major support.
Have contributed $25000 to CDRC Fund for Dharan earthquake in 1988.
1993
Sindhuli flood relief and rehabilitation, 1993 (District level support, +53 HHs supported
in DA3)
ActionAid DA 3 PM awarded Disaster Relief Medal from the Government in 1994
1996
Rehabilitation of Landslide-porn settlement (house construction for 21families) in Sindhuli,
1996
Joined DP workshop organized by UNDP, Act as one of the promoter of DPNet, formation
of DPNet
1997
Country Strategy Paper II analyzed Emergency and Disaster as a factor of Poverty
Emergency and Disaster Management as a component to Poverty Policy Program
Theme
ActionAid organized its first CBDP Training in Sindhuli in collaboration with LWF
1998
Community Based Disaster Management Program Piloting 9 VDCs in DA 3 Sindhuli, 1997-2004 (81
DMC at ward Level, 9 DMCs at VDC level, One at District Level)
Status Mapping of AAN Emergency works, FPSD 1998
1999
Famine Study on Humla food crisis, 1999 (report available)
2000
Review of Emergency and Security Situation in the DAs
House firebreak, 20-25 victim HHs supported.
Rehabilitation support (house construction) to Flood victims, 22 HHs in DA 7 Saptari, 2000
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2001
Kamaiya Rehabilitation, Low cost House construction Kailali and Kanchanpur as under emergency
resettlement plan (156+ families), 2001- 2008 (on going with different capacity)
River embankment, school rehabilitation, aforestations and bio-engineering protection works
in Saptari, Sarlahi and Sindhuli under CBDP preparedness scheme, 2001 (on going in other areas too)
ActionAid Asia Disaster Management Strategy 2001
Appraisal of Emergency and Disaster Situation of Nepal, 2001 (document available)
2002
Disaster relief and livelihood support to flood and land slide victims, Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari,
Khotang, Saptari, Sindhuli, Sarlahi, Kathmandu & Lalitpur Districts
Participatory Vulnerability Tools developed, Dorset, UK
Formation of AINTGDM
First Disaster Situation Analysis 2002, Country Report in Nepali (document available)
Right Based Approach to Disaster Management Training, India
2003
CSP II revised, Emergency and Disaster Management as a Theme in CSP II+
Disaster relief and livelihood support to cold wave affected victims in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari,
Kailali and Kanchanpur Districts 2003.
Disaster relief and livelihood support to Fire victims in Saptari and Jajarkot Districts 2003.
Medical Aid and livelihood support to Yello Fever victims in Sunsari, and Sarlahi Districts
2003.
EDM Position Paper drafted under Livelihood and Economic Rights Team, (document available)
First AAI Human Security Strategy Meeting, IECT Kathmandu 2003
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First Video documentary on Disaster Management Prakop ko Pida, Pains of Disaster
(Nepali&Eng)
First Pre-Monsoon Disaster Preparedness workshop in Nepal, NCDM Kathmandu
2004
Media and Disaster Workshop, Collaboration with RSS and NSET
Awareness through Paryawaran IEC Poster, ECO Nepal (posters magazine
available)
First Safety Net Campaign initiated in Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Rupandehi, Chitwan
Earthquake Dohori Program, Vyas Municipality, NSET
Earthquake safety Calendar, NSET
Regional DP Workshop, Central Development Region, Hetauda, RDRC, WCDF
First PVA Piloting in Nepal, Rupandehi, DMF
Workshop on Disaster Governance in Nepal, FSCN Kathmandu
Safety Net Campaign strengthening workshop, Rupandehi
Formation of DIMMAN, DIVICON
Nepal Policy Mapping on Emergency and Disaster Management (document available)
Review Study on Nepal Disaster Response Policy and Practice, 2004 (document available)
Emergency Response to Banke Fire, 600 HHs Relief Supported with BEE Group
Kamaiya Pneumonia medical response, 125 HHs, FKS
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2005
EDM Position Paper finalized under HSG Team, (document available)
First PVA Training in Nepal, AAI UK, Gambia
Disaster Education: School Safety Preparedness Program, FSCN Lalitpur (10 Schools)
Study on Emergency and Disaster Impacts in Nepal (document available)
AAN EDM Theme Leader awarded Disaster Relief Medal from the Government
Live stories of Disaster victims of Rapti and Narayani Basin of Makwanpur, Chitwan and Nawalparasi
(Document available)
AAN Security guideline/Security policy developed
Climate Change Hazard and Disaster Management workshop,
NDMF Kathmandu
Proposal made for Project under DIPECHO III Action Plan and DRR through School Program
First time Sphere TOT in Nepal collaborated with DPNet Nepal
2006
DIPECHO III SAMARUP: Building Community Resilience to Disaster Project (March 2006 May 2007)
DRR through School Project (2 District 2006 October and 2 District March 2007)
Video on Disaster Management in Nepal, MCN Bharatpur
Karnali Food aid to serve over 650 HHs, HRDC Mugu
Study on Cold Wave (Sit Lahar) in Nepali (document available)
EDM SOP of AAN (document available)
Emergency Response to West Nepal Flood, Nawalparai, Banke Bardia and Kailali covered a total
of 2848 HHs
Disaster Books of Knowledge Series with Oxfam GB/ECO Nepal (Publication available)
Publication of Sphere Handbook in Nepali, collaborating with DPNet and others
First PIL demanding Emergency Relief to SC, Kamaiya Demands
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2007
School Safety Approach developed for Nepal under DIPECHO/DRR (document available)
HFA Sensitization, DRR sensitive Curriculum works initiated
Sphere field practitioners manual published (Publication available) through DPNet
Mapping of Media on Disaster in Nepal (document available)
EDM Training Manual Developed, (document available)
Study on Fire Hazards and its management (document available)
REFLECT piloted as Disaster Advocacy and Awareness Circle in Madi, Chitwan
under Safety Net Campaign, later adopted for DIPECHO IV and DRRS Projects.
Formation of AINCCTF, Climate Change Campaigns
Climate Change Impact Study in Banke, Bardiya, Kapilvastu and Arghakhanchi Districts. (document
available)
DRR Through Local government, 30 VDC adopted DMC in Makwanpur
EDM Theme in the web http://edmnepal.tripod.com
Launching of DisasterWatch at www.nepaldisaster.org
Emergency Response to Nepal Flood, Banke Bardia and Kailali, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha and
Saptari districts covered over a total of 2412 HHs through AustCare Funding. A separate 1740 families covered with
AAN FUND.
Study on Nepal Flood Response and public concern (document available)
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2008
Establishments of DICs within Local Governments DDC/Municipalities
Sunsari / Itahari under DIPECHO IV
Study on Violence against Women in Disaster Situation,
Banke, Kapilvastu, Dang and Mahottari District, 2007/2008 (document available)
PVA Resource book in Nepali, 2007-2008 ((document
available)
Participatory Video on Climate Change DRR (documentary
available shown during COP 14)
Chetana Radio Awareness Program through DIPECHO/ECO Nepal
Pre-monsoon Disaster Preparedness at District level, AAN supports
14 districts out of 24 Districts
Disaster Free South Asia, HFA Campaign and Solidarity with SAARC. (report available)
Emergency response to K3 Flood (Koshi, Kailali and Kanchanpur)
3393 HHs Includes KOSHI: 1550 HHs for F/NFI/Shelter/WASH, Kailali: 1070 HHs for F/NFI/Shelter/WASH, Kanchanpur:
500 HHs for F/NFI/Shelter/WASH Rupandehi: 293 HHs for RTEF
Research Study on Children in Changing Climate Context
(report and video CD available)
CSPIII Revision process; scope of Emergency and Human
Security Theme enhanced integrating with Foundation Themes along with Climate Change works in CSP III+ period
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Emergency
Contact in Nepal:
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* Mr. Khem Raj Upadhyay,
Head
of Program, Policy and Governance
* Mr. Shyam Sundar
Jnavaly, (Country Focal point)
Senior Theme Leader, Human Security
Emergency and Disaster
* Mr.
Suresh Thapa,
Program Officer, EDM Focal point,
ERC Biratnagar
* Mr. Raj Rajak,
Program Officer, EDM Focal point,
CRC Bharatpur
* Mr. Pramod Jaiswal,
Program Officer, EDM Focal point,
WRC Nepalgunj
* Mr. Nahakul Thapa,
National Coordinator, DRRSP
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