Nepal floods: Khalte residents knew the river could take their camp – and then it did
Khalte’s residents survived one disaster – but were left vulnerable to the next.
Primary Results
Nepal’s menstrual huts: what can be done about this practice of confining women to cow sheds?
Chhaupadi, the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home, often to a cow shed, is still practised in some areas of Western Nepal.
Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up
How do you warn people downstream about fast-moving hazards that can change form and cross borders?
Why suicide rates among pregnant women in Nepal are rising
Pregnant women and new mothers who feel totally powerless are taking their own lives in increasing numbers in Nepal. More mental health training for local midwives is needed.
Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake
Seismic activity and poor buildings have come together again with fatal consequences.
Nepal’s devastating floods reveal the danger of ‘cascading hazards’ in Himalayas
One disaster can create the conditions for the next.
Nepal quake: the challenges facing disaster response
Clean water, sanitation, disease control, infrastructure and investment are all needed to get Nepal back on its feet.
Remembering Nepal: a year on from the devastating earthquakes
Over 8,500 were killed in the 2015 Nepal earthquake, so how is the country coping?
Nepal floods: how measuring snow in the Himalayas could help avoid future disasters
Around half of the glacier ice in the Himalayas (equivalent to about two billion Olympic swimming pools) could melt by the end of this century.
How earthquake safety measures could have saved thousands of lives in Nepal
Significant moves were being made to increase safety from earthquakes in Nepal – that work must go on.
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