Publication
13 December 2022
Disaster displacement: Nepal country briefing
Every year, monsoon rains cause floods and landslides that displace thousands of people across Nepal. Given its location between the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, the country is also exposed to earthquake risk.
Nepal has made substantial investments in policies for disaster risk management. Its vulnerability to weather-related and geophysical disasters, however, is exacerbated by its limited capacity to prevent and respond to disaster displacement.
This paper outlines the drivers, scale and risk of disaster displacement in Nepal; its financial impact; and the country's capacity to prevent and respond to the issue.
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