Conserving Biodiversity and Sustaining Livelihoods

Published By: Western Terai Landscape Complex Project Report Prepared By: Dr. Dhurba Gautam Published Year: 2012 Objectives:  Address major biodiversity threats of agriculture encroachment and squatting in forestlands; high grazing pressure in the forests; overexploitation of forest resources; and the replacement of traditional agricultural crop varieties and landraces with modern cultivars. Study Area: Kanchanpur, Kailali and Bardia districts For more read:  Lesson-learned_WTLCP

Guideline to Safe-School Construction for the Tarai Region of Nepal

Funding/Published by: Department of Education/Government of Nepal, Action Aid Nepal and Mercy Corps Technical Support by: Dr.Dhruba Gautam, Mr.Sunil Shakya, Mr.Giridhar Mishra and Mr.Mukesh Mishra (NDRC-Nepal) Published Year:2012 Theme: Disaster Study Area: Terai Region of Nepal Objectives: i)To provide minimum/basic knowledge on constructing(pre, during and post Phase)safe schools in  Terai region of Nepal. ii)To develop a comprehensive guideline to safe […]

Fostering Knowledge Management and Sustaining People’s Livelihood:Best Practices and Lessons from strengthening and livelihood of vulnerable households in Northern Project

Funding/Published by: Action Aid Afghanistan and European Commission Author: Dr.Dhruba Gautam Published Year:2013 Theme: Livelihood and Food Security Study Area: Northern Afghanistan Objectives: To document the practices of the project and identify important lessons learned in order to share this learning widely among organizations and institutions for them to use in their future endeavors. Department: Research For the full […]

Safe School Policies and Practices Good initiatives,Gaps,Implications and the way forward

Funding/Published by: Plan and NDRC Author: Dr.Dhruba Gautam Published Year:2013 Theme: Disaster Study Area: Nepal Objectives: i)To review existing policies and develop a comprehensive safe-school framework to address all major hazards that affect schools in the country ii)To develop a framework for a safe-school kit. Department: Research For the full report please click the link […]

Safe School Kit for practitioners

Funding/Published By: Plan and NDRC Author: Dr.Dhruba Gautam Published Year:2013 Theme:Disaster Study Area:Makwanpur Objectives:To serve as a reference material for those involved in safe-school assessment, monitoring and evaluation also useful in planning and designing a safe school.It layouts the three pillar i)Safe School Facilities ii)School Disaster Management iii)Risk Reduction Education. Department: Research For the full […]

Local Needs and Constraints for the Implementation of Cost-Effective Community-Based Early Warning System In Solukhumbu and Terai Districts f Nepal

Funding/Published By: DHM Nepal, GEF, and UNDP Nepal Author: Dr.Dhruba Gautam and Mr.Ram Bhattarai Published Year:2013 Theme: Natural Disaster Study Area: Solukhumbu district, Terai and Churia Range Objectives: To reduce the human and material losses from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods(GLOFs)and catastrophic flooding events through community-based Early Warning System(EWS)Community-Based early Warning System(CBEWSs). Department: Research For the […]

Good Practices and Lessons Learned from CSUWN Project

Funding Agency: Global Environment Facility (GEF) Report Prepared By: Dr. Dhurba Gautam Published Year: 2013 Objectives: Strengthening national and local capacity in ecosystem management and sustainable use of wetland biodiversity. Study Area: The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) and the Ghodaghodi Lake area (GLA). For more Read: Good-Practice-and-Lesson-Learned_Wetland-Conservation

Disaster and Climate Risk Management Policy Framework: Good practices, challenges and Learning (2014)

Funding/Published by:Nepal Administrative Staff College Jawalakhel, Lalitpur Author: Dhruba Gautam, Phd (NDRC-Nepal) Published Year: 2014 Theme: Climate Change and Disaster Study Area: Nepal Objectives: To prepare a case study on Nepal’s DRM/CRM policy framework to serve as a knowledge management product for use in building the capacity of government, NGO, and private‐ sector officials and DRM/CRM practitioners Department: Research For more please […]

Structural and Non-structural Vulnerability Assessment of Eleven Schools of Makawanpur District,Nepal

Funding/Published by: Plan and NDRC Author: Dr.Dhruba Gautam and Mr.Ram Bhattarai Published Year:2014 Theme: Natural Disaster Study Area: Makwanpur District Objectives: To explore the structural and non-structural vulnerabilities of 11 schools and provide a doable recommendation to reduce them and create a safe environment for the children and school family. Department: Research For the full report please click […]

Disaster and its Impact on Human Health

Funding/Published by: WHO Author: Dr.Dhruba Gautam Published Year:2014 Theme: Disaster, Health, Climate change Study Area: Nepal Objectives: To develop a national Strategy for protecting health from climate change and also the situation of each extreme event which occurs in Nepal and it impacts on health so that disaster preparedness and response initiatives could be up-scaled and thereby […]