In the project activities of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee(TC), the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management(NILIM), the SABO(Erosion and Sediment Control) Department of the Ministry of Land, Infras...In the project activities of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee(TC), the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management(NILIM), the SABO(Erosion and Sediment Control) Department of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(MLIT), and the SABO and Landslide Technical Center(STC) implemented two projects: “Sediment-related Disaster Forecasting Warning System Project”(2002–2008) and “Project on Hazard Mapping for Sediment-related Disasters”(2009–2012). The aim of these projects was to distribute Japanese SABO technology, particularly non-structural measures, among TC members. This report presents the concepts and methods related to non-structural measures for sediment-related disaster prevention based on Japanese SABO technology, the contents of the two projects’ activities, the preparation of early warning information, the creation of a hazard map, and the preparation of an integrated system for resident evacuation.展开更多
The people of Nepal today are exposed to perennial local disaster events and profound vulnerability to disaster. The combined efforts of government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and Nepalese communities are needed to av...The people of Nepal today are exposed to perennial local disaster events and profound vulnerability to disaster. The combined efforts of government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and Nepalese communities are needed to avert the impacts of disaster events. Much more can be done immediately to reduce the impacts by reviewing the scope and distribution of past disaster events. This article provides an overview of Nepal’s disaster vulnerability through an analysis of the record of disaster events that occurred from 1900 to 2005. The data were generated from historical archives and divided into incidents at the district, subnational, and national levels. Statistical and Geographical Information System(GIS) analyses were carried out to generate district level disaster vulnerability maps. It is concluded that small-scale, local disasters have a greater cumulative impact in terms of casualties than large-scale, national disasters.展开更多
文摘In the project activities of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee(TC), the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management(NILIM), the SABO(Erosion and Sediment Control) Department of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(MLIT), and the SABO and Landslide Technical Center(STC) implemented two projects: “Sediment-related Disaster Forecasting Warning System Project”(2002–2008) and “Project on Hazard Mapping for Sediment-related Disasters”(2009–2012). The aim of these projects was to distribute Japanese SABO technology, particularly non-structural measures, among TC members. This report presents the concepts and methods related to non-structural measures for sediment-related disaster prevention based on Japanese SABO technology, the contents of the two projects’ activities, the preparation of early warning information, the creation of a hazard map, and the preparation of an integrated system for resident evacuation.
文摘The people of Nepal today are exposed to perennial local disaster events and profound vulnerability to disaster. The combined efforts of government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and Nepalese communities are needed to avert the impacts of disaster events. Much more can be done immediately to reduce the impacts by reviewing the scope and distribution of past disaster events. This article provides an overview of Nepal’s disaster vulnerability through an analysis of the record of disaster events that occurred from 1900 to 2005. The data were generated from historical archives and divided into incidents at the district, subnational, and national levels. Statistical and Geographical Information System(GIS) analyses were carried out to generate district level disaster vulnerability maps. It is concluded that small-scale, local disasters have a greater cumulative impact in terms of casualties than large-scale, national disasters.
