8th March 2023 Krity Shrestha, Bikram Rana and Dr. Dharam Raj Uprety, Practical Action What is intersectionality? A community isn’t homogenous- there are diverse groups, subgroups, and fractions within communities- based on multiple factors that result in their differential (socio-economic) status, access to power and ability to practice their basic rights or express their needs. […]

08 मार्च, 2023

Jeffrey Khoo, Vice Chairman APAC, Arbol Inc In a world where climate change has been impacting almost every aspect of our lives, the insurance industry is slowly but steadily pivoting towards Parametric or Index-based insurance solutions. In the past decade, Parametric insurance was thought of as a fancy solution that was ‘too innovative’ or even […]

14 फ्रेवुअरी, 2023

By Bikram Rana, Project Manager Index Based Flood Insurance, Practical Action in Nepal and Dip Pandey, CEO, Shikhar Insurance November 2022 What is Climate and Disaster Risk Insurance development training? Climate and Disaster Risk Insurance (CDRI) training is a product development training course. The course helps to understand the spectrum of solutions offered by innovative […]

12 डिसेम्बर, 2022

By Krity Shrestha based on conversation with Dr Dharam Raj Uprety, Theme Lead, Practical Action 10 October 2022 What is APMCDRR? Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) was held in Brisbane, Australia from 19-22 September with the theme “ From Crisis to Resilience: Transforming the Asia Pacific Region’s Future through disaster risk […]

11 अक्टोबर, 2022

20th September 2022 Ramesh, Krity and Bikram from Practical Action Nepal On 17 and 18th September 2022, the southwestern part of Nepal witnessed monsoonal floods and inundation. The rainfall station in Rajapur recorded rainfall of 239.6 mm in 12 hrs while Karnali Chisapani (280 Station) recorded rise of 10.68 m (source: from DHM rainfall and […]

21 सेप्टेम्बर, 2022

असार १७, आगामी ३ दिन सम्म प्रमुख नदीहरूमा जलसतह सतर्कता तह भन्दा तलै रहने पूर्वानुमान छ। आज नक्सामा उ्ल्लेखित जिल्ला र आसपास भई बहने स-साना नदीहरुमा बहाव बढ्ने,केहीमा आकस्मिक वहाव (Flash Flood) समेत हुन सक्ने पूर्वानुमान रहेकाले तटीय क्षेत्रमा सतर्कता अपनाइराखौ ।( स्रोत: @DHM_FloodEWS ट्विटर) वाढी सम्बन्धि ताजा जानकारीको लागि- Riverwatch वर्षा सम्बन्धि ताजा जानकारीको […]

29 जुन, 2022

Kishan Khadka, Program Coordinator NEEDS Nepal Nabin Raj Joshi, Senior Program Officer, Mercy Corps Krity Shrestha, Knowledge Officer, Practical Action 27th May 2022 Kutiyakabar is a beautiful community in Dodhara Chadani municipality, the only municipality beyond the Mahakali river. Only two-wheelers, that can cross the suspension bridge over Mahakali river, has access to this beautiful […]

27 मे, 2022

मर्सी कोर्स नेपालले सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशका आलिताल, परशुराम, कृष्णपुर र महाकाली नगरपालिकाका १४ वटा समुदायमा निड्स नेपाल र रुडुक डडेल्धुरा को साझेदारीमा नेपाल वाढी उत्थानशील परियोजना (NFRP) अन्तर्गत समुदायको वाढी उत्थानशीलता मापन अध्ययन (FRMC) आधाररेखा सर्बेक्षण सम्पन्न गरेका छन्। प्राक्टिकल एक्सन नेपालले समुदायको वाढी उत्थानशीलता मापन अध्ययन (FRMC) कार्यान्वयनका लागि कैलाली र बर्दियाका समुदायहरूसँग मिलेर काम गरिरहेको छ। FRMC (Extension) विस्तार परिेयोजना अन्तर्गत, प्राक्टिकल एक्शनले मर्सी कोर्स र साझेदार संस्थाहरूलाई FRMC सम्बन्धि प्राविधिक सहयोग प्रदान गरेको छ।

23 फ्रेवुअरी, 2022

By Madhab Uprety( Climate Center, IFRC), Rajendra Sharma (NDRRMA) and Reena Bajracharya (Youth Innovation lab) 27 Jan 2022 Nepal faces multiple disasters which arise predominantly from climate-related hazards during the summer monsoon period. Heavy rainfall often brings widespread flooding, while landslides result in huge losses of life and property across the country. There has been […]

10 फ्रेवुअरी, 2022