Nepal is listed among the top disaster-prone countries in the world, with the nation ranking 11th globally for earthquake vulnerability, 4th in climate risk, and 30th for flood and water-induced hazards. Frequent earthquakes, flooding, landslides, droughts, heatwaves, cold spells and glacial lake outburst floods are occurring more regularly, which exacerbates the vulnerability of already disadvantaged communities.

With our international ADRA network emergency response plan providing timely access to initial funds, as well as a network of trusted partners across the country,  we can have emergency supplies on the ground within 72 hours of a government call for international response.

We work closely with the NDRMMA and their coordinated response to ensure that support is spread across affected communities.  By managing the distribution ourselves, we can ensure that supplies go to those who need them the most.

Following a disaster, we aim to stay in communities to help them recover and rebuild their lives.

Across various programs we also help communities prepare for disasters, this may be through community-based risk mapping, response planning or working with municipalities to strengthen their response capacity.