Governance outcomes on biodiversity and local livelihoods. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. It is the 49th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area. Nepal digital model elevation dem humanitarian data exchange. More than 54,000 families have built strength, stability and selfreliance with hfh nepal until the devastating earthquakes struck in april and may 2015. Landslide susceptibility analysis using decision tree.
Deo chandra lal karna directorairport operation department phone no 41196,ex. With respect to education, nepal is considered to be one of the least developed in south asia. Nepal moha 2011 at the village level on losses due to flood and landslides, and a sample of microdata at the individual level from the 2001 census. Landslides are one of the main natural disasters in nepal, responsible for huge social and economic losses for mountain populations. The topography of the hills and mountains in western and central nepal, where the major earthquakes on 25 april and 12 may and most of the subsequent aftershocks. Status of road transport facilitation along the ah corridors. Nepal floods and landslides briefing note 16 july 2019 any questions. This report climate change and agrobiodiversity in nepal. With a death toll of 156, it was one of the deadliest landslides in nepal s history.
It was a very scary moment, and i couldnt think of anything else than grabbing my mobile phone and my school certificate before i ran out of the house, she recalls. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides. To answer that, geoscientists are wiring up the mountains in nepal and other seismically active countries. The same day, a seismic network half a world away detected a large landslide above the rivers headwaters. Population movements after the nepal earthquake v5 up to 19th aug 2015. Unicef annual report 2015 nepal executive summary nepal faced a year of humanitarian crises in 2015. An android offline application to map different landslide. Landslide hazard mapping is an important tool for disaster management, basic data collection and their management. The 3 month long monsoon season has started across nepal, making many areas inacessible and increasing the risk of landslides and potential for further. On april 25 and may 12 2015 nepal was rocked by two devastating 7. Good building design and construction handbook page 4 forewords yiping zhou director special unit for southsouth cooperation, undp good building design and construction.
In the southern plains, the same water breaches river banks and inundates swathes of land. The term landslide can also refer to the deposit that is created by a landslide event. The country also has many large landslide dams, some of which must have been. Final report external evaluation of the sdc supported iucn. Landslide susceptibility mapping of southern part of.
As for electoral systems, the firstpastthepost system fptp is the most common in the region. Only 17 days later a second earthquake of magnitude 7. People in nepal live with hazards, accepting them as the way of life. The pnda, led by the government of nepal in partnership with the humanitarian community, aims to assess the impact of the earthquake and define a postearthquake recovery strategy. Final report external evaluation of the sdc supported iucn nepal programme 2000 2002 peter hislaire, independent consultant, mont sur rolle, switzerland lekh nath belbase, independent consultant, kathmandu, nepal dibya gurung, programme officer, sdc coordination office, kathmandu, nepal. On 2 august 2014, due to heavy rainfall, a landslide occurred at the sunkoshi river, killing 156 people and blocking the river to form an artificial lake in sindhupalchok district, nepal. Fews is a widely accepted nonstructural measure with huge potential to save lives and protect properties. Nevertheless, in nepal, the armed forces have often sided with the monarchy. All geological zones of nepal were evaluated from the landslide occurrence perspective. Opportunities to include agrobiodiversity maintenance to support nepals national adaptation programme of action napa is an attempt to ensure a role for agrobiodiversity in nepals napa.
Proportional representation pr has also been adopted on a limited scale in nepal, india, and. Ethnic and caste diversity nepal is populated by 103 caste and ethnic groups who are largely hindus, buddhists, animists, some muslims, and in some cases a combination of two or more of these. On 2 august 2014, a major landslide struck in a densely populated area 80km northeast of nepal s capital kathmandu, in sindhupalchok district. The result of the analysis would inform us whether the educational level of a community was associated with its vulnerability to floods and landslides. In the hilly and mountainous terrain of nepal, landslide is the most common natural hazard. Nepal is a mountainous, less developed kingdom that straddles the boundary between the indian and himalayan tectonic plates. Approximately 83% of nepal s topography is composed of hills and mountains, making the country prone to landslides and debris flows dwidp 20.
Disasters are so penetrative in every nepalese geographic and societal framework that the people are constantly under the threat of a multitude of natural disasters. The housing need in nepal at least 40,000 urban housing units in nepal are required annually between 2011 and 2021, according to a study done by unhabitat. Handbook on good building, design and construction in the. The rough guide to nepal rough guides rough guides. Impact of landslides and innovative landslidemitigation. Synopsis landslides impact the earths natural environment, including effects on 1 the morphology of the earths subaerial and. Electoral constituency delineation commission ecdc, 2074 kathmandu no. Water crisis in the nepal himalayas a case of too much, yet too little dr. Dang district pdf map missing or empty title from 1992 to 2002 a definitive series of large scale topographic maps were surveyed and published through a joint project by government of nepal survey department and finlands ministry for foreign affairs contracting through the finnmap consulting firm.
One of the most important findings of the study is that nepali people do share. Araniko highway, the main and only artery of goods and people flow to china, was blocked by the landslide ripping out 5 km of highway, and causing huge traffic jam. The impact is aggravated by rapid urbanization in the terai. Nepal earthquake iom emergency response the postdisaster needs assessment pdna began on 20 may.
Published on 28 july in the us geological survey usgs open file report, the study, which considers existing and potential landslides, says that the increased vulnerability could last several years. What are the safe places to rebuild, in a landscape that is evolving. It is landlocked, and borders china in the north and india in the south, east and west, while. Strict tests along the indo nepal border over concern on pesticides delayed food supply temporarily. Pdf major landslides in nepal alaka lamsal academia.
Alisemansion, contuttalamiariconoscenzaper lesuericercheeilsuoaiuto. Community vulnerability to floods and landslides in nepal. This fact sheet is meant to provide general information only. National adaptation program of actions to climate change. Introduction nepal is a multiracial, multilingual, multicultural and multireligious country. Assessment of existing and potential landslide hazards resulting from the april 25, 2015 gorkha, nepal earthquake sequence. Between 1990 and 2018, nepals life expectancy at birth increased 16. The nepal ministry of home affairs moha and nepal survey department report that 11,839 are displaced. The ministry of population and the environment mope is the countrys climate change focal point. Provinces 1, 2 and 3 are worst hit, with province 2 as the most severely affected area. With the onset of this years monsoons nepal has already witnessed several landslides.
Post flood recovery needs assessment 2 landslides and flash floods occur in the mountains. Trends in landslide occurrence in nepal springerlink. Please contact our senior analyst, benedetta cordaro. The role of gravity landslides nearly always move down a slope. The 2001 census records 106 languages and dialects, of which the indoaryan language family constituted. Religion and law in nepal international center for law and.
It is located mainly in the himalayas, but also includes parts of the indogangetic plain. National hazard maps for nepal show the spatial distribution of earthquake and precipitation induced landslide hazard. On april 25, nepal was hit by the worst catastrophe in almost a century. Impact of landslides and innovative landslide mitigation measures on the natural environment robert l. The largest group are the khas peoples, who have lived in the himalayan region since ancient times. Nepal is facing the fury of natural and human induced disasters with greater frequency and intensity. Landslide hazard assessment between besi sahar and tal. Landslide dams in nepal being a himalayan country with the maximum number of highest peaks and deepest gorges on earth, nepal hosts, among many others, the largest landslide in the world, called the tsergo ri, in the langtang valley scott and drever, 1953. This paper particularly discusses the issues related to the rainfallinduced landslides in the nepal himalaya. This was the worst disaster to hit nepal in decades. Prices for clothing and footwear, housing and utilities, furnishing and household equipment and transportation and education services. Loss and damage from a catastrophic landslide in sindhupalchok district, nepal report no. The population of nepal is estimated at 27 million. Government of nepal ministry of energy, water resources.
I secured my certificate because only this will help me establish a bright future. Whether you plan to trek in the spectacular himalaya region, take a boat ride on phewa lake in pokhara or get up close and personal with rhinos at chitwan national park, the rough guide to nepal will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way. Nepali society and development relevance of the nordic model in nepal 1 introduction nepal has high sociocultural diversity, resulting from infl ux of diff erent groups of people in search of better livelihood and security during diff erent time periods. After the licchavi dynasty, cultural and political changes occurred that would have enduring influences on nepal. Reference article national science teachers association. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. According to the world bank3, the kathmandu valley has a population of 2. Country profile nepal country facts habitat for humanity.
There was a shift from sanskrit to newari, the language of the newar people in the kathmandu valley, and kings gradually shifted from buddhism to hinduism. Nepal earthquakes dhading, overview chit this is nepal s worst earthquake in over 80 years. The landslide hazard causes severe loss of life, injury, damage to property, destruction of communication networks and loss of precious soil and land. Central nepal digital elevation model dem humanitarian. The annual loss of lives and property due to landslides. In 2011, nepal created a climate change policy, the centerpiece of nepal s response to climate change. In nepal, landslides represent a major constraint on development, causing high levels of economic loss and substantial numbers of fatalities each year. The term landslide or less frequently, landslip, refers to several forms of mass wasting that include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deepseated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. On may 5, 2012, a flash flood surged down the seti river in nepal, sweeping away people and buildings along the riverbanks. Nepal digital model elevation dem this is nepal digital model elevation with 90 meter resolution based on shuttle radar topography mission imagery clipped to nepal boundary. Central nepal digital elevation model dem this 30m dem is not voidfilled and the highest elevations 5673 m have been excluded. The rainfallinduced landslides in the nepal himalaya extend tremendous damage to lives, property, infrastructure, and environment, particularly in the monsoon season.
Landslide susceptibility analysis using decision tree method, phidim, eastern nepal the bedrock geology of the study area consists predominantly of highly weathered low to mediumgrade metamorphic rocks. The earthquakes that struck nepal on 25 april and 12 may 2015 were devastating, with an estimated total affected population of 2. Kathmandu mahanagarpalika k i rt pu nagarpalika n ag rjun n ag rp lik shankharapur nagarpalika tarakeshwor nagarpalika tokha n ag rp lik prepared by. Information from its description page there is shown below. In the last 7 days, 92 landslides and 83 floods have affected the country. Assessment of existing and potential landslide hazards. A landslide generally refers to the downhill movement of rock, soil, or debris. The following files are in this category, out of total. Nepal flood 2017 post flood recovery needs assessment. Landslide hazard assessment between besi sahar and tal area in marsyangdi river basin, west nepal subash acharya, dinesh pathak central department of geology, geodisaster research center, tribhuvan university kirtipur, kathmandu, nepal abstract. Furthermore, in a country like nepal, where scientific data are hard to come by, this study will contribute to bulking up the body of nepals historical archives. Pdf rainfallinduced landslides in nepal semantic scholar. There are 126 casteethnic groups speaking 123 diff erent languages. Flood early warning system fews is one of the approaches applied to mitigate the risks posed by floods.
The current landslides and the expected worsening of road and trail conditions during the upcoming monsoon season is also of significant concern. Landslide dams and their hazard after the 25 april 2015. Nepals hdi trends based on consistent time series data and new goalposts. Nepali society and development kathmandu university. In nepal, landslides are the very common natural ha zards due to the steep and rugged topography, improper use of land cover, tectonic activity and adverse climatic condition. Understanding nepals development describes and explains the readers nepals sociocultural and geopolitical milieu, documents nepals achievements towards meeting peoples aspirations and establishes a path for desirable new directions urgently needed for the new millenium. We tested community level education as a predictor of the vulnerability to floods and landslides in nepal using two sources of data. Discover this exciting destination with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Landslides and flash floods in the monsoon assessment unit. There is a general consensus that the impacts of landslides in countries such as nepal are increasing with time, but. Nirjala adhikari vividly remembers the precise moment a landslide hit her community of jure, sindhupalchok district, nepal. The rocks are metasandstone, phyllite, quartzite, and schist. The majority of people are hindu, but many practise some form of buddhism as well, as the two religions are closely related in nepals culture.
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