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This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […] View resource Briefing paper Rebuilding a More Resilient Nepal: Key recommendations for reconstruction and recovery 29/10/2015 1 documents 34 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Disasters earthquake Food security Housing Inequality Land rights Natural disaster Reconstruction Recovery Overview The April 2015 earthquake devastated Nepal, affecting more than eight million people. Nepalis have shown remarkable resilience in the face of the disaster, and six months on people are rebuilding their homes, their lives and their country. Reconstruction provides an opportunity to build back better and create a stronger, more equal country that is more […] View resource Media briefing The Nepal Earthquake Six Months On: What needs to happen now? 23/10/2015 1 documents 8 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Disasters earthquake Food security Gender-based violence Housing Inequality Land rights Livelihoods Natural disaster Reconstruction Recovery Smallholder agriculture Overview On 25 April 2015, Nepal was struck by a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake that left nearly 9,000 people dead and destroyed or damaged more than 850,000 homes. Many of the affected people have received some support from the Government of Nepal and aid organizations, but others are still waiting for assistance. The government’s response has […] View resource Education resource The Nepal Earthquake 29/04/2015 4 documents Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Activities Assemblies earthquake emergencies Natural disasters Presentations Overview On Saturday 26 April 2015, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the poor, landlocked and mountainous Asian state of Nepal. By 29 April 2015, the death toll in Nepal had risen to more than 5,000. This resource consists of an assembly, a slideshow presentation and an accompanying script. The assembly was […] View resource Discussion paper Disaster Risk Reduction Makes Development Sustainable 15/01/2014 1 documents 6 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society Climate change adaptation cyclone Development methods Disaster risk management Disaster risk reduction Disasters Drought DRR earthquake Floods Natural hazards Post-2015 framework Reconstruction tsunami Overview Governments and institutions must place risk reduction at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda, to ensure that disasters do not derail development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must contain: A disaster reduction target; Disaster risk reduction integrated across other targets; Commitment of countries to measure risk and account for disaster losses; and A specific […] View resource Spotted an error? Let us know