Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC)

Nepal’s Poor Live in the Shadow of Natural Disasters

By Naresh Newar
Barely 100 km north of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, the settlement of Jure, which forms part of the village of Mankha, has become a tragic example of how the country’s poorest rural communities are the first and worst victims of natural disasters.

Quakes Could Collapse Kathmandu

By Naresh Newar
As the chief of building codes and earthquake safety of the Lalitpur Municipality, located about 10 km from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, Sainik Raj Singh has the tough job of cracking down on builders who fail to comply with the government’s construction regulations.


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