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Earthquake Safe Communities in Nepal by 2020Earthquake Safe Communities in Nepal by 2020

Amod Mani Dixit, Dr. Eng., Executive Director

Ranjan Dhungel, Program Manager

National Society for Earthquake Society-

Nepal (NSET)

SFDRR PA 4: Enhancing Disaster Preparedness

for Effective Response & to BBB in Recovery,

Rehabilitation and Reconstruction: Lessons

Learned from Nepal's Gorkha Earthquake of 2015

International Conference on S/T for

Sustainability 2017

Global Forum on Science and Technology for Disaster Resilience

2017

23 – 25 November 2017, Science Council of Japan & National Art

Center, Tokyo, Japan

Earthquake Safe Communities in Nepal by 2020

NSET- A Nepali Professional Group

(Estd. in 1993 to assist GON in ERR

The usefulness of the

initiatives and innovativeness

of NSET’s long-term efforts

were tested by the Mw 7.8

Gorkha Earthquake in 2015.

Staff (>280): Engineering/Science: 40%, Social Scientist: 25%,

Construction Technicians: ~25%, Admin & Support: 10%


Sources of Earthquake Risk

Building Collapse

Medical Care Problem

Emergency ResponseProblems

Others (Fire, Landslide)

(GESI, 2003)

(>200,000 buildings Surveyed after

April 25, 2016 Gorkha Earthquake)

Reducing Earthquake Morta;ity and Asset loss: Safe Buildings and Infrastructure

Fix the Buildings, Fix Building Construction Process


Who Fixes the Buildings?


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Raised Awareness, Ownership

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Effort on Earthquake safety Knowledge


Nepal Can Make New Buildings

Earthquake Resistant!Birtamod, Dharan, Janakpur, Bhimeswor, Vyas,

Bharatpur, Gulariya and Dhangadhi

Field

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(Score: 70 to 80)

(Score: <70)


NSET’s SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE SAFEY

PROGRAM (1996-2016)

All 300 school buildings, including those near to Barpak, performed well

Served as community shelter, relief center and health camps after the earthquake.


Baliyo Ghar Earthquake

Reconstruction Program of NSET

4 District and

33 VDCs, 3

Municipalities (

12 Rural

Municipality, 4

Municipality)

54,349 HH

Reconstruction


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1.Earthquake safe houses: >70% earthquake

resilient houses

2.Improved training curricula/guidelines:

3.Trained construction workforce continue

working:

4.Change in the perception of people:

5. Construction of house with at least one

trained mason:

Baliyo Ghar Indicators


2nd Year Cumulative Progress

Against 5 Yr. Project Targets


Preliminary Analysis of Building

Compliance Survey


Many Lessons!

• BBB in earthquake recovery and reconstruction

is more than re-erecting the building – its more

of Change of mind-set & heart, Capacity

Enhancement, Policy Improvement

• Difficult to BBB if no Building Good Now!

Response-Recovery-Reconstruction

Continuum!

• Recovery and Reconstruction offer 2-10 times

more opportunity / demand for Risk Reduction


Earthquake Risk Reduction

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Awareness

Capacity

System

• Counting Impact!

• Trust

• Accountability

• Sustainability

• Institutionalization

EQ.

Safety


Scientific Testing of

Recommended Design Helps!


Power of People!

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