National Strategy for

Disaster Risk Management (NSDRM)

in
NEPAL

Pradeep Shrestha(069BCE26)
Milan Shrestha (069BCE69)

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 Present situation of Disaster
Major troublesome disaster in existing situation:
• FLOOD
Disaster Information for Nepal (2005-2015)
• LANDSLIDE 10000
9000

• EARTHQUAKE 8000
7000

• FIRE
6000
No. of Deaths

5000
4000

• EPIDEMICS 3000
2000
1000
0
Earthquake Flood Landslide Epidemic Fire
Events

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 Earthquake Casualties Data
Sindhupalchowk
Kathmandu
Nuwakot
Dhading
Rasuwa
Gorkha
Bhaktapur
Kavre
Lalitpur
Dolkha

Necessity of Appropriate Strategy:

 Thousands of people have to face `tragic consequence
of annual occurrences of disasters.
 No proper response, rehabilitation & management
from goverment level.
 Even after more than 1 yr. of Gorkha Earthquake
proper reconstruction work has not started till now.
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 National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management;
2009 (NSDRM)
• Approved on 11 Oct 2009 by GoN, Ministry of Home
Affairs
• Every person and community has equal role to play;
reducing disaster risk to acceptable & minimum level.
• Designed with a new Disaster Management Act and
appears to be widely accepted and supported at the
national level.
• An innovative form of international cooperation has
been developed to prioritize and implement key
elements of the NSDRM.

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 NSDRM, 2009
• Commitment of GoN protection, growth &
promotion of national heritage and physical
infrastructures
• Reduction of loss of physical properties and human
lives in the tragic consequences of disaster
• Mitigation, preparedness & response for reduction
of effect on environment & natural resources from
various disasters
• Involvement of governmental, private sector, local
bodies, academic institution & civil society.

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 Major Highlights of NSDRM
 Long term Mission
 Directive Principles of DRM Planning
 Strategic Priorities
 Sectoral Strategies for DRR
 Structure of NSDRM

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 Long term Mission
• Develop institutional structures
• Strengthen and legalize participation of stakeholders
and decentralize implementation process.
• Create enabling environment from the central to
household level to prepare and implement disaster
risk reduction and preparedness plans.
• Ensure mainstreaming disaster reduction into overall
development process along with
sectoral development and poverty reduction plans

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 Directive Principles of DRM Planning
• Plans are based on multifaceted, multisectoral and
multilateral concepts
• Assurance of Life Safety and Social Security
• Gender and Social Inclusion
• Decentralized Working Process
• Personnel Safety and Security
• Operations based on One-window policy and
Cluster Approach
• Holistic Approach
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 Strategic Priorities
• Nepal is facing no. of challenges of different
nature for the reduction of disaster risks
• For addressing those challenges, its necessary to
set up priorities by the assessing the nature of
potential disaster.
• Strengthen assessment and identification along
with monitoring, and early warning system on
potential disaster
• Minimization of factors of existing risks
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• Make use of knowledge, new ideas, and
education for the development of safety
culture, and resilience at all levels.

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 Sectoral Strategies for DRR
Areas for Sectrol Strategies:
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Health and Nutrition
• Education
• Housing & Physical Planning
• Livelihood Protection Challenge
• Water supply and Sanitation
• Forests and Soil Conservation
• Information Communication, Coordination & Logistics Capacity
• Search and Rescue

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 Implementation & Monitoring

• Implementation of the Strategy needs to be

monitored and evaluated frequently

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• Measuring the progress and understanding
the impact or the influence it has made.
• Ministries, departments, DDC, Municipalities
and VDC should develop horizontal linkages
within the government system.

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 Structure of NSDRM
• Central Disaster Rescue Committee
• National Council for Disaster Management (NCDM)
• Preparedness Committee
• Rescue and Relief Management Committee
• Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Management
Committee
• Regional Disaster Management Committee
• District Disaster Management Committee
• Local Disaster Management Committee
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 References
• Cross, I. F. Analysis of legistion related to Disaster Risk
Management in Nepal.
• GoN, M. o.H.A (2009). National Strategy for Disaster Risk
Management. Kathmandu.
• (2015). Nepal Disaster Management Refrence Handbook.

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THANK YOU
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