Nepal - Factsheets

In 2023, the Shelter Cluster Nepal carried out a range of activities during preparedness and response. Main highlights include:

Revision of the Shelter Cluster multi-hazard national contingency plan

Finalisation of Provincial-level multi-hazard contingency plans in Bagmati, Sudurpaschim, Karnali and Lumbini Provinces. 

Input into the annual revision of inter-cluster Monsoon Preparedness and Response Plan (MPRP). 

Development of an Environmental Country Profile, and Shelter Response Profile. 

Nepal is located in the Himalayan Mountain range and is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world due to its topography and climate, with more than 80 percent of the total population of Nepal exposed to a variety of natural and human induced hazards such as floods, landslides, windstorms, hailstorms, fires, earthquakes, landslides, and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).

In the first half of 2023 (to be edited)