ACTIVITY REPORT: EARTHQUAKE SAFETY DAY NATIONAL MEETING
Honorable Chairman, Council of Ministers, Mr. Khilraj Regmi inaugurated the National Meeting of 16th Earthquake Safety Day 2014 amidst a large public gathering at Kathmandu Durbar Square,...
National Symposium on Experiences on Earthquake Risk Reduction and Response
One of the key activities being continued from the very beginning of the annual earthquake safety day celebrations, the National Symposium on “Experiences on Earthquake Risk Reduction and...
Earthquake Safety Walk Walkathon
As one of the main event for 16th Earthquake Safety Day celebration, Earthquake Safety Walkathon was organized today on January 11, 2014. This memorable event was organized in the historic city of...
Teachers trained on School Based Disaster Preparedness Training of Trainer (SBDP-TOT)
As a component of the Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools in Nepal (DPSS II) Program four different School Based Disaster Preparedness Training of Trainer (SBDP-TOT) were conducted jointly by...
Community Volunteers of SEEDS India trained on Light Search and Rescue (LSAR) and Basic Emergency Medical Response (BEMR)
A three-day training on Light Search and Rescue (LSAR-1002) and One-day training on Basic Emergency Medical Response (BEMR-1001) was conducted in Delhi, India during 18-21 December, 2013 for the...
NSET and NDRF India trains PEER Master Instructors
The National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) in collaboration with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) of India organized Master Instructors Workshop (MIW), under the Program...
Interaction Program on Earthquake Risk Reduction and Building Code Implementation Program (BCIPN) at Nepalgunj Municipality, Banke
An interaction Program on Earthquake Risk Reduction and Building Code Implementation Program in Municipalities of Nepal (BCIPN) was conducted for the social leaders of the Nepalgunj Municipality on...
Earthquake Resistant Building Construction Training for the Masons and Contractors of Bhadrapur Municipality
32 Masons and petty contractors from Bhadrapur municipality are now trained on Earthquake Resistant Building Construction. A 5 day training program on ‘Earthquake Resistant Building...
Baseline Surveys in the BCIPN Program municipalities
As a component of Monitoring and Evaluation plan for the Building Code Implementation Program in Municipalities of Nepal (BCIPN), Baseline Survey is being conducted in all the 24 program...
Light Search and Rescue Training for US Embassy
National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal (NSET) provided the technical support for conducting one day Light Search and Rescue (LSAR - 1001) trainings to US Embassy staff upon the request...
Workshop for "Identification of Nepali Name and Punchline for DRR Mascot -Red Panda"
NSET with support from USAID/OFDA organized a workshop for Identification of Nepali Name and Punchline for DRR Mascot "Red Panda" from November 10-11, 2013 at
Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, Dhulikhel....
Basic Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction Training for engineer and sub-engineers of Bharatpur Municipality
23 engineers and sub engineers from Bharatpur municipality are now trained on basic earthquake resistant design and construction. A 3 day training program on ‘Basic Earthquake Resistant...
Building Code Implementation Program in Municipalities of Nepal (BCIPN) launched
The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD) and National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) with funding support from U. S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance...
Workshop for Regional Cooperation in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering in South and Central Asia
An international scientific meeting on “
Regional Cooperation in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering in South and Central Asia” has been today started in Kathmandu, Nepal....
Training Workshop on M&E for ADRRN Members
A three-day
Training Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation for ADRRN members has been accomplished in Kathmandu. The Training Workshop was organized by the Asian...
Amod Mani Dixit, Executive Director, NSET honored with "Prabal Janasevashree"
President of Republic of Nepal
Dr. Ram Baran Yadav today conferred prestigious "
Prabal Janasevashree" to
Mr. Amod Dixit in a special ceremony...
Enhancing Community Earthquake Preparedness through Women Network
Enhancing Community Earthquake Preparedness through Women Network: A Collaborative Initiative - Training of Trainers
A Training of Trainers (TOT) has been started today for selected...
Construction Industry to Enhance Disaster Resiliency
A half-day workshop on ‘Need for Disaster Preparedness in Construction Industry’ was organized today (23 August 2013 at Hotel Annapurna, Kathmandu with a view to bring the Construction...
Students' Summit on Earthquake Safety-2013
We, the 230 participants of International Students’ Summit on Earthquake Safety 2013, hereby pledge to make Nepal Disaster Resilient by reaching all families, communities and settlements with...
Mechinagar and Damak Municipality: Assisting Municipalities in Building Code Implementation
In the process to encourage the municipalities for effective compliance to and enforcement of the National Building Codes, NSET is conducting various programs in several municipalities of Nepal...
Tourism Industry to enhance disaster resiliency- A Half-Day Workshop on "Need for Disaster Preparedness in Tourism Industry"
With a view to bring the tourism sector stakeholders in disaster risk reduction process and raise disaster risk awareness in this sector by implementing various collaborative works together , a...
NSET honors National Poet Laureate MP Ghimire
National Poet Laureate Mr. Madhav Prasad Ghimire has been honored for his contribution to raise the public awareness on Earthquake Resilience. NSET President Mr. Shiva Bahadur Pradhanang and...
NEA honors NSET President with "Life Time Achievement Award"
Nepal Engineers' Association (NEA) has honored NSET President Mr. Shiva Bahadur Pradhanang with "Life Time Achievement Award" for his continuous and unflinching contribution to the country and...
Developing the Instructors through 'Training for Instructors Course' (TFI)
NSET organized a 5 days rigorous training on Instructors development course; 'Training for Instructors (TFI)' during 8-12 July, 2013 at NSET office premise. The purpose of the TFI course was to...
Assisting Municipalities in Building Code Implementation
In the process to encourage the municipalities for effective compliance to and enforcement of the National Building Codes, NSET is conducting various programs in several municipalities of Nepal...
Role of News Editors in Disaster Risk Reduction
With an objective to explore ways to enrich the role of media in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Nepal, a half day interaction with News Editors in Disaster Risk Reduction was organized by NSET...
NSET Completes 20 Years of Action
“We need to scale up and institutionalize our programs and approaches. We have to collectively decide about the simplification of technology and scientific approaches and this requires the...
Dhangadhi and Bhimdatta Municipalities preparing DRM Master Plan
Different stakeholders and professionals have now entered into preparing DRR Master Plan in far west municipalities of Dhangadhi and Bhimdatta/Mahendranagar. Both the municipalities, like all of...
VFL2013 National Consultative Meeting held
Kathmandu, May 7, 2013, National Consultative Meeting of "Views from the Frontline (VFL) 2013" has been held in Kathmandu. Participants from various DRR stakeholders got intensively...