1. DIPECHO V action plan in Nepal
“Reducing the vulnerability of
populations living in areas most affected by natural disasters”
Direct
beneficiaries :
243,062
Total Budget :
Euro 3,100,952

2. COUNTRY DISASTER SCENARIO
ARTICLES RELATING TO NEPAL
9 die in Nepal floods
2010-08-28 13:27
Nine people have been killed and
hundreds left homeless in Nepal as
fresh monsoon rains took its toll on
the Himalayan nation.
The UN said Nepal is one of the
most “at-risk” countries in the
world where on an average; two
persons die due to disasters
every day.
Of 198 countries in the
World, Nepal is ranked 11th
In terms of earthquake
Risk and 30th in terms of
Water-induced disaster risk
(UN/BCPR, 2004)
From 1971 to 2007, over
133,000 people were
affected every year by
disasters..over 9,350
houses were destroyed
every year (MoHA)
According to the GAR for Nepal, the
average annual economic loss due
to disasters in Nepal is estimated at
200 million USD
ICIMOD assessment
illustrates that of the 2323
glacial lakes of Nepal, 20 are
potentially dangerous and
can result in Glacier Lake
Outburst Floods (GLOF)

3. EXTENSIVE DISASTER RISK
‘a scenario where smaller concentrations of people and economic activities
are exposed to frequently occurring but highly localized hazard events, such as
flash floods, landslides and wild fires, with relatively low intensity asset loss
and livelihood disruption over extensive areas’

4. 19 Districts
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Terai plain
Mid Hills
Mountains

5. ACHIEVEMENTS
Local Disaster Management Components
Reached 147,654 beneficiaries by building capacity of local
actors in disaster prone areas

6. ACHIEVEMENTS
Reached 160,712 beneficiaries with institutional linkages and
advocacy, by targeting institutions involved in disaster
management/disaster risk reduction
Institutional linkages and advocacy

7. ACHIEVEMENTS
Reached 297,242
direct and
indirect
beneficiaries by
awareness raising
among the general
public and
education through
IEC
Information, Education, Communication

8. ACHIEVEMENTS
Reached 92,721
beneficiary with
small scale
infrastructure
and services, at
community level
Small scale infrastructure and services

9. Reached 115,877 beneficiaries by stock-
building of response, relief items and
assistive devices
Stock-building of emergency and relief items
ACHIEVEMENTS

10. 5 district and 1 national
knowledge centers on
inclusive DRR in place
under the umbrella of DP-
NET
National Strategy for Early
Warning for Natural Disasters in
Nepal drafted
Mainstreaming and Institutionalization

11.  National Network of Community Disaster Management
Committees: NN-CDMC constitution and advocacy strategy
drafted
 16 Districts Disaster Preparedness Plans drafted in the
frame of national efforts for pre-monsoon preparedness
 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of 5 Regional
Disaster Relief Committee (RDRC) in Nepal
Mainstreaming and Institutionalization

12. Mainstreaming and Institutionalization
People led advocacy during the UNISDR Day
celebration
Reached about two-third CA members through DRR tool
kit, and sensitization workshop
Translation of CBDRR manual in Nepali

13. GOOD PRACTICE: JOINT RADIO
PROGRAMME

14. RADIO PROGRAMME: OBJECTIVES
 Extend cover of radio activities
 By informing the audience on:
 disaster preparedness plans and initiatives
 the legal framework and planned national initiatives on DRR (NSDRM,
Act, NEWS) and its application at district and VDC levels
 To promote awareness and better knowledge, attitude and practices of
the general population before, during and after a natural disaster
 Find a partner to mainstream DRR in news/radio
Overall objective:
“to contribute to reduction of the risk of Natural Disasters in
Nepal”
Target audience:
• Communities/ general public
• Local and National Government
• Civil society, media

15. RADIO PROGRAMME: PROCESS AND MODALITIES
 Agreed during pre-proposal stage
 Formation of Radio Working Group
 MoU, ToR and pooling of resources
 Tendering and identification of partner
 Overall monitoring during regular DIPECHO PM
meetings

16. HISTORY OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN NEPAL
 1977 first community Radio Sagarmatha starts
broadcasting
 Popularity increases during conflict (1996 – 2006)
 Role in informing and social transformation in Nepal is
confirmed by donors and agencies: USAID, UNESCO,
BBC and INGO’s support community radios
 A strong sense of social res-
ponsibility among community
radios in Nepal

17. RADIO PROGRAMME: THE PARTNER
The Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal –
ACORAB
 AIM: to promote, protect and strengthen the capacity of
the community radios to increase the access of the
people to accurate information, freedom of speech and
contribute to the social transformation process
 Members: 168 community radios in 68 districts
 Resources:
 Satellite connection to distribute news
 Recording studio with news
production team

18. ACTIVITIES
 32 News reports on contemporary DRR
 Contemporary DRR issues (pre-monsoon, DP, …)
 Bi-weekly
 1 radio magazine of 30 minutes
 Prime time August 24th
 Voxpop, news, interviews, case study, field report
 5 local languages, broadcasted on > 125 radio

19. RADIO PROGRAMME: CHALLENGES
 Human Resources
 Time for management
 Media experience
 Time constraints
 Budget
 Impact?
 Impact on community radios through guideline
 11 million listeners
 Impact on behaviour change

20. LESSONS LEARNED
 Potential for mainstreaming and mass
awareness
 Other actors can/should be involved:
 NEFEJ, DIMJA, NFJ
 Role in EWS and communication during
emergencies
 Cost-effectiveness by working through
federation
 Linking work at district level with national level

21. MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABILITY
 Community Radio Guideline produced on DRR
 Overview of disaster in Nepal, disaster cycle, DRR
Issues, key terminology of DRR, minimum
standards in disaster response
 Guideline to be published during General
Assembly of Community broadcasters

22. DIPECHO TEAM

23. THANK YOU
DIPECHO Action Plan is supported by the
European Commission Humanitarian Aid