MITIGATING EFFORTS ON DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT; A CASE STUDY OF NEPAL.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze trend of disaster occurrence and mitigating efforts in Nepal.  As Nepal is the first country in south Asia who prepared disaster management act in 1981 however number of disaster incidents is increasing year by year. Nepal has recently prepared ‘The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act, 2017’ which is trying to provide comprehensive outlook of different dimensions of disaster risk management (DRM). DRRM is trying to introduce new approach in reducing and managing disaster by introducing the ‘whole of society approach’ in disaster risk management and ensuring ownership and accountability.[1]