PEER aims to enhance the response capacity of local, regional, and national disaster management agencies.
This project aims to strengthen local capacity for emergency preparedness through a Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) approach and to increase the resilience of livelihoods through the prevention of landslide disasters and establishment of safer agricultural livelihood strategies. Prevention of landslide disasters in the targeted watershed areas reduces the loss of life and livelihoods related to such hazards.
Nepal is one of the 20 most disaster-prone countries in the world. It is ranked 11th in terms of earthquake risk, 30th in terms of flood risk, and 4th in terms of risk from the impacts of risk related to recurrent climatic hazards. A World Bank study in 2005 classified Nepal as one of the global “hot-spots” for natural disasters. Losses caused by disaster—such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, snowfall, avalanches, fires, and cold waves—include deaths, injuries, and property damage that can be reduced when effective disaster preparedness and response systems are in place.
BCIPN supports municipal governments in Nepal to develop and administer building permits and control systems in order to improve seismic performance of new building constructions.
USAID-supported temporary learning centers provided an immediate, safe learning environment in the wake of the April 25 earthquake.
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USAID Nepal 2016 Calendar 
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America has stood with Nepal for 65 years and we continue to stand with Nepal as it regains its strength—with stronger homes, healthier families, abundant agricultural yields, and a more inclusive government. As we put the past year behind us, please take a moment to reflect on how far we have come, be mindful of the times when light shone through the dark, and know that in the coming years, the United States will journey onward with Nepal toward our shared vision – a more democratic, prosperous, and resilient Nepal.
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