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This document can also be found on the official website of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at: https://wwf.panda.org/. This WWF paper provides guidance...
This book deals with architectural features which focus on construction materials and techniques, and promotes their appropriate use in the rehabilitation, refurbishment and restoration of the...
National Building Code regarding unit weight of materials
National Building Code regarding materials specifications
This manual presents both theoretical background on the topic of earthquakes and guidelines for designing new and strengthening existing buildings for earthquake resistance. Particularly relevant...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on Pillar walaghar. This building type is widely constructed in the urban and semi-urban area of Nepal. It has all the...
Resource material for urban planners and urban stakeholders. This document shows the outcome of the national building policy.
This is an Action Aid film on how community-based programmes reduce risk in practice in Nepal. The video shows practice drills simulating emergencies and testimonies of community, authorities and...
Chapter 4 of the CCCM (Camp Management and Camp Coordination) case study collection focuses on preparedness programmes in national natural disaster response in three countries: Nepal...
The project targeted 1,797 vulnerable households in remote areas affected by the 2015 earthquake. It provided a housing reconstruction grant, coupled with technical assistance, to build a...