Nepal Ranks Fourth In Climate Change Risk And 11th In Earthquake Risk

 NEPAWORLD 

     Ashoj,28

 If you look from a little height, you can see the green and green hills of Nepal are torn apart by roads. There is no work of planting new seedlings in the demolished areas and sending them out. Although it is not negative that every hill is cut by a dozer and taken to the village road, it is causing destruction due to the inability to analyze the impact of the road construction.

There is no activity as per the environmental impact assessment. Disaster risk management expert Krishna Devkota says that the risk is increasing due to lack of disaster friendly development in Nepal.

Recently, there has been an increase in landslides in Nepal. This year alone, 402 people have died and 101 are missing. Arbay has been damaged. It is not uncommon for 295 people to die due to landslides alone. This is the biggest humanitarian loss in decades.

The impact of global climate change is also felt in Nepal. Due to the mountain range, there is a possibility of avalanches, melting of snow and eruption of glaciers when the weather changes. Disasters caused by water are also present in Nepal. On top of that, Devkota says that the development work was not disaster-friendly and added oil to the risk."The road was dug but the risk was not taken into account. It increased the erosion, and caused floods and inundation," Devkota said. "Even in areas where the risk is assessed, the use of technology in prevention is insufficient. ”

In some cases, people were forced to live in the same place despite knowing the risk. While watching the landslide incident in Nepal this time, the residents of some places lost their lives in the famine knowingly. The landslide at Lidi in Jugal of Sindhupalchowk is an example of that.

Citizens had been living in tents all night and coming home in the morning to avoid landslides. The villagers died in a landslide in the morning when the same sequence was repeated.

The human casualties could have been reduced if the residents of the risky areas had been evacuated in time. Devkota says the government's role in this is also weak. He argues that the problem cannot be solved without giving the right responsibility in the right place. There is a lack of manpower to work in disaster related organizations in Nepal. One-stop policy has not been adopted in resource mobilization and rescue and other works.

In terms of disaster risk reduction, Nepal is weak compared to South Asia. Nepal had brought the Natural Disaster Relief Act in 2049 BS. This is the first act in South Asia. While other countries have already set up disaster ministries, Nepal brought a new act only in 2017, three years ago. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has been formed this year. Ministries of Disaster Management have been set up in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Nepal ranks fourth in terms of the impact of climate change, 11th in terms of earthquake risk and 30th in terms of waterborne disasters. Geographically, Nepal's terrain is weak. Disasters are caused by the country's geological, geological, biological, water and weather and environmental conditions. The terrain from east to west of Nepal is considered to be sensitive to floods and landslides during the rainy season, heavy rains or droughts in winter, hail, hurricanes and seismic sightings at any time.

Disasters such as floods, fires and cold waves are more prevalent in the Terai plains of the country. Landslides, floods, river erosion, fires, earthquakes, epidemics in the hilly areas and avalanches in the Himalayas, avalanches, landslides, fires and epidemics are causing loss of property.

On an average, more than 500 different disasters occur in Nepal every year. As a result, physical infrastructure and human losses are affected and livelihoods are also affected. In the last 45 years (2028-2072 BS), more than 40,000 people have lost their lives due to disasters in Nepal. Chief Executive Officer of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Anil Pokharel, says that the landslide has caused the most damage this decade.

According to NEA, this time the crisis has drawn attention to how to work in an integrated manner to reduce the risk. Pokharel said that NEA has emphasized on providing necessary information to the local level and community by assessing the risk and implementing it in practice."Disasters are still not a priority. There is still a situation of negligence, neglecting other factors while constructing structures, and misunderstanding of disasters," said Pokharel. It is planned. ”

The structure built with the investment of Arba for decades has been destroyed by the floods and landslides that came in a minute or two. According to Pokharel, the damage caused by this year's floods and landslides in Nepal has been destroyed.

Therefore, experts emphasize on how to build settlements, how to make physical structures disaster-friendly, how to assess the flow of rivers and how to identify landslides. It is stated that the authority has come up with a plan to further manage the flood warning system along with the reconstruction program.

Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. This year's slogan is 'Disaster Risk Reduction Friendly Good Governance: Our Campaign for a Secure Future'. Regarding the celebration of the day in Nepal, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed on the need to reduce the risk posed by human activities while being aware of natural calamities. He said that the government has identified the cause and moved ahead with the work, adding that the government has given priority to reducing the risk.

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has pointed out that cooperation is necessary as there is lack of coordination among the organizations working in this regard. He pointed out the need to link disaster risk reduction with every development activity.