Project Definition in Kathmandu Valley

Publication language
English
Pages
25pp
Date published
01 Sep 2005
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster risk reduction, Urban
Countries
Nepal
Organisations
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

 

This trip report summarizes the Kathmandu 3cd Program Definition Field Trip conducted
September 5-9, 2005, by Jim Buika, Project Manager from the Pacific Disaster Center
and Jeannette Fernandez, component 1 coordinator. The Trip Report is organized into
a Field Trip Executive Summary followed by relevant attachments.

Purpose of the Field Trip
• To understand the context of past and current disaster risk management (DRM)
activities in Nepal at the national level, Kathmandu Valley region, and Kathmandu
Metropolitan City
• To identify current DRM capacity: ministerial, municipal, and local organizational
framework, gaps and needs,
• To inform stakeholders of the 3cd Program in order to gain consensus on project
direction, organization and potential areas of cooperation,
• To establish partnerships with ministries, municipalities, NGOs, and donors,
• To sign an agreement of cooperation between PDC and NSET to act as the 3cd
Program Local Investigator and discuss its expected role, and
• To gain feedback on the draft Kathmandu DRM Profile and Sound Practices.