Symposium on “Lumbini’s Path to Disaster Resilience and Tomorrow’s Rapti” concludes with “Rapti Declaration 2024”
A symposium on “Lumbini’s Path to Disaster Resilience and Tomorrow’s Rapti” held in Provincial Capital City of Rapti on January 23, 2024 has concluded with “RAPTI DECLARATION 2024”, a collective commitments of authorities and stakeholders to build Disaster Resilient Lumbini Province and Tomorrow’s Ra ...
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Geospatial Information Management Workshop is underway at NSET
A five-day Geospatial Information Management Workshop is currently taking place at NSET, starting from October 22, 2024. A total of 15 participants, including geologists, geomatics engineers, geographers, and other experts working in the field of disaster management in Nepal, are attending the workshop.
The workshop is jointly organized ...
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Co-Creation Workshop on Update of Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan and Green School Guidelines held
Educationin Nepal is highly vulnerable to disasters. The 2015 earthquake damaged 35,000 classrooms, leaving over a million children without safe learning spaces, with potential casualties in the tens of thousands if it had occurred duri ...
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“2024 Advanced Institute on Natural Hazard of Himalaya – Landslide and Fault Activity” kicks off in Kathmandu
A 5-day training course has kicked-off, on Aug 12, 2024, in Kathmandu with the objective to impart fundamental information and knowledge about landslides, contributing to future hazard mitigation efforts and thereby reducing human casualties and property losses in societies at risk. The program “2024 Advanced Institute o ...
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NSET constitutes New Management Board (2024-2026)
The General Assembly of National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET) has constituted new Management Board unanimously for the next 2-year tenure (2024-2026).
Dr. Amod Mani Dixit is the President in newly elected NSET Management Board. Dr. Dixit is the Founder Member of NSET and has served as General Secretary in ...
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NSET Election 2024
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31st NSET Day marked
The National Society for Earthquake Technology–Nepal (NSET) has celebrated 31 years of its dedicated efforts in the filed of disaster risk reduction and management in Nepal. On June 18, NSET commemorated this milestone with an event titled "A Day to Reaffirm the Commitments to Disaster Resilience" at their office premises.
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Action Planning Workshop for Tomorrow's Khokana held in Lalitpur
An "Action Planning Workshop for Tomorrow's Khokana" was held in Lalitpur on March 25, 2024. The primary objective of this one-day workshop was to share key research findings, processes, and efforts focused on the future of Khokana City, undertaken by Tomorrow's Cities (TC) teams led by Lalitpur Metropolitan City Ward No. 21. Additionally, the work ...
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"Action Planning Workshop for Tomorrow's Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) Capital City" Held in Lamahi, Lumbini Province
An "Action Planning Workshop for Tomorrow's Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) Capital City" has been organized in Rapti Valley (Deukhuri), Lamahi on March 22, 2024. The primary objective of this one-day workshop was to disseminate key research findings, discuss the processes and efforts aimed at shaping the future of Rapti City, led by Tomorrow's Cities team ...
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Media Interaction held on plan for Tomorrow’s Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) Capital City
An interaction program with media representatives and journalists on "Tomorrow’s Rapti Valley (Deukhuri Valley) Capital City" has been organized in Rapti City, the Capital City of Lumbini Province, on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Mr. Chhabi Raj Pokharel, Chief Executive Officer of the Province East Development Authority, stated that ...
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Art Competition on Tomorrow’s Rapti City held in Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) Capital City
An Art Competition focused on Tomorrow’s Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) Capital City was organized in Rapti City, the capital city of Lumbini Province, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The participants depicted the idea of what the current capital city should be like in the canvases, basically revolving around the concept of a green city based on river ...
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National Tabletop Simulation Exercise by NDRRMA MOHA
With the aim of improving emergency preparedness and response coordination at the national level, a one-day National Tabletop Simulation Exercise (TTX) based on a major earthquake scenario was conducted on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Mo ...
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Workshop on Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Aftershock Forecasting was held in Lalitpur
A workshop on "Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Aftershock Forecasting" was conducted in Lalitpur from February 27 to 29, 2024. The program aimed to enhance the capacity for earthquake hazard assessment in Nepal and work towards establishing a collaborative system for regular discussions and consensus processes on seismic hazard evaluation among se ...
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26th National Symposium on ‘Earthquake Risk Reduction and Management in Nepal’ held in Kathmandu.
Experts and professionals have emphasized the need for more collaborative efforts in disaster risk reduction and management initiatives to address challenges posed by various phenomena such as pandemics, climate change, and recurring earthquakes in Nepal. They shared their insights at the National Symposium on "Earthquake Risk Reduction and Managem ...
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Mason Training begins in Darjeeling, India
A 5-day Masson Training program focusing on Earthquake Resistant Building Construction was initiated on January 30 and is scheduled to conclude on February 3, 2024, at the Divy Vani Pastoral Center in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
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26th Earthquake Safety Day observed in Nepal with the slogan: Let's promote use of Local Resources and Technology for Earthquake Resilient Structures
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, 'Prachanda,' underscored the importance of undertaking proactive measures and learning from past tragic earthquakes to avert future disasters. Speaking at a program held in Chandragiri on January 16, 2024, in commemoration of the 26th Earthquake Safety Day, Prime Minister Dahal emphasized that the construction of ...
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Shaping Visioning Scenarios for Rapti, the Lumbini Provincial Capital City in Nepal
Various representative groups from local communities and also authorities and city planners have jointly worked on shaping Visioning Scenarios for Tomorrow’s Rapti City. A 2-day Visioning Scenarios Validation Workshop was held in Rapti, the Lumbini Provincial Capital City that aimed at shaping visioning scenarios for future city.
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Singing Contest by Women Groups on the theme of making Disaster Resilient Future Rapti City
The women groups from the Rapti Valley (Deukhuri) participated in a Singing Contest organized in Rapti while marking TEEJ festival. TEEJ is a popular festival of Nepali Hindu women celebrated with joy and hope. TEEJ Singing is one of the main components of this celebration. The contest was focused on the theme of making planned, inclusive, equitabl ...
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Meeting between CityNet Secretariat and CNNC
Different issues have been discussed during a meeting between CityNet Secretariat and CityNet Nepal National Chapter (CNNC) held in NSET office, Lalitpur on 30th September 2023.
The main objective of the meeting was to discuss on ongoing activities of CityNet and CNNC and possibility of assistance and support from CityNet Secretariat for ...
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New Executive Committee of CNNC elected
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of CityNet Nepal National Chapter (CNNC) has been organized in Biratnagar Metropolitan City on Thursday, September 7, 2023. The one-day meeting also elected a new Executive Committee of the CNNC.
The meeting has elected Biratnagar Metropolitan City as chair and Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City as deputy chair ...
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Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan of Lalitpur made public.
Preparing for disasters saves countless lives, speeds up people's recovery and saves money. With the objective of preventing and reducing the impacts of disasters in Lalitpur district through coordinated preparedness activities and improved response capacity, the District Disaster Management Committee- Lalitpur has made public its "Disaster Prepare ...
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Teaching Skill for Professionals (TSP) Course conducted for Professors and DRR Professionals
Teaching Skill for Professionals (TSP) Course has been conducted in Lalitpur for the professors from Engineering Colleges and DRR Professionals during 7-11 August 2023. This TSP Course aims to enhance teaching skills of professionals that will assist them in improving knowledge and skills to develop, present and manage effective teaching as well as ...
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Humanitarian Partnership Platform organizes tabletop simulation exercises
A tabletop simulation exercise has been organized by Humanitarian Partnership Platform (HPP) based on an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan drafted by HPP in Kanchanpur of Sudurpaschim Province in June 2023.
The main objective of the tabletop exercise was to foster coordination among the organizations so that they could act accor ...
30th Year of NSET's Action marked
National Society for Earthquake Technology–Nepal (NSET) has completed 30 years of NSET's action. This year on June 18, NSET marked the day as "A Day to Reaffirm the Commitments to Disaster Resilience" in an event organized at NSET Office premises.
NSET was founded on June 18, 1993 for the broad but very explicit ...
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GEM Conference 2023: A Milestone Event Showcasing Advances in Global Earthquake Hazard and Risk Maps, Models and Databases
Bergamo, Italy - June 13, 2023
The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation, a leading organisation in earthquake hazard and risk modelling and assessment, is set to release its new version of the global earthquake hazard and risk models, maps, and databases. This ground-breaking event will take place as the centrepiece of GEM’s ...
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Makati City hosted CityNet Disaster Cluster Seminar
The 15th CityNet Disaster Cluster Seminar (15th CNDC) has been held in Makati city in Philippines during June 7-8, 2023. The CNDC was hosted by Makati City as a Lead of CityNet Disaster Cluster. Ms. Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay, Mayor from Makati City Government had welcomed the participants.
The seminar was the first step towards stre ...
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Online training course on Future Visioning conducted focusing for Rapti city
A 3-day Online Training on Tomorrow's Cities Decision Support Environment (TCDSE) Course Module 1: Future Visioning has been conducted during 17-19 May 2023. The major objective of this module has been to enable the participants to implement the TCDSE’s approach and methods to deploy future visioning in their city. More than 30 participants f ...
Collaboration kicks-off for making future Rapti city disaster resilient
Provincial Infrastructure Development Authority (PIDA), Lumbini Province, Nepal and Tomorrow’s Cities research project have entered into a formal collaboration for the implementation of project activities in Rapti city, the Provincial Headquarters.
Tomorrow’s Cities is the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
