1. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/04014
Implementation Time‐frame:
1st Nov 2007 ‐ 31st Jan 2009
(15 months)
Budget € 397,500
Location 14 administrative wards in 5 districts (Makawanpur, Sarlahi, Rupandehi, Udayapur and
Sunsari), 12 urban and 2 rural wards
Beneficiaries 135,000 beneficiaries
Title Surakshit Samudaya: Building Safe Community through Disaster Management
Objective To enable communities towards disaster management through awareness, empowerment and
enhanced capacity of accountable stakeholders
Project Overview
The ActionAid‐DIPECHO project IV aims at building safer communities in the project areas by applying disaster
preparedness measures in collaboration with government and other key stakeholders. Capacity Building, information
dissemination, networking and linkages are the primary thrust areas, while building small scale mitigation measures will
demonstrate the need for such safety measures.
The DIPECHO IV project is building on the experiences assimilated from DIPECHO III, expanding the project coverage and
venturing into addressing URBAN vulnerabilities. Of the 14 project locations, 12 are urban and 2 are rural. In addition,
refresher activities on training and capacity building have been included for 8 project locations covered by the DIPECHO
III project. The project is being implemented by five local partners of ActionAid Nepal, with ActionAid providing overall
guidance as well as technical, managerial and monitoring support to the partners. ActionAid is also working closely with
other DIPECHO partners in the country, so as to ensure cross learning, resource optimisation and collective advocacy.
Expected Results
1. Raised awareness and enhanced capacity of communities and stakeholders to cope with disasters: 14 Disaster
Management Committees in 14 project areas functional, and demonstrate leadership by understanding
vulnerability and applying preparedness measures; DMC members, volunteers are trained in preparedness and life
skills; target communities are informed on their vulnerabilities and need for preparedness resulting household level
initiatives.
2. Established functional network of disaster preparedness committees and stakeholders: DMCs are linked at ward,
municipal and district levels with government and other stakeholders, creating a advocacy platform to ensure rights
are protected and lives are secured during disaster situations
3. Ensure protected sites through small scale mitigation for disaster preparedness: One emergency shelter, two
retrofitted schools and urban safe exits during disasters demonstrate key mitigation measures to the people as well
as other stakeholders and government
4. Increased access to locally available resources through accountable and responsible stakeholders: People are able
to mobilise local and government resources and undertake disaster preparedness and response initiatives through a
participatory, transparent process.
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008

2. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/04024
Implementation Time‐frame:
1st Dec 2007 – 28th Feb 2009
(15 months)
Budget € 251,676
Location Kanchanpur, Dang, Baglung, Gorka, Palpa, Nawalparasi, Sarlahi and Morang districts
Beneficiaries 8,000 beneficiaries
Title Mainstreaming disability and people with disabilities into disaster management in Nepal
Objective
The capacity of Handicap International’s (HI) DIPECHO partners and other Disaster
Management (DM) focused organisations to mainstream disability into DM is enhanced,
alongside the capacity of HI’s local partners to integrate DM into programmes for People with
Disabilities (PwDs) in Nepal.
Project Overview
DIPECHO Project was designed to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders to mainstream disability into their long‐
term disaster management strategies and to build capacity of appropriate local partner NGOs to mainstream disaster
management into their current programmes.
Project’s focused on both awareness‐raising and capacity‐building of DIPECHO partners and other disaster management
focused organisations by providing sensitisation and training to enable them to improve both design and implementation
of disaster management projects by mainstreaming disability into the design. For local partner NGOs the training on
disaster management will add value to their existing work with and for people with disabilities.
Advocacy and awareness‐raising components of the project aimed to sensitise key stakeholders to the importance of
inclusion in disaster management – helping policy and decision makers in Nepal and the South Asia region to gain an
insight into a complex and highly important social issue.
Capacity‐building components will capitalise on the increased awareness to equip key Nepali actors with some vital
software and hardware tools enable them to facilitate positive changes in the communities in which they are working.
These tools will be designed to enable the mainstreaming of people with disabilities into disaster management
programmes by facilitating access to services.
Expected Results
1. Increased awareness on DM and disability issues among HI’s DIPECHO partners, local partners and other DM focused
organisations through sensitisation and development of appropriate informational materials.
2. HI’s DIPECHO partners, local partners, and other DM focused organisations are trained and have the resources
needed to mainstream DM and disability into their respective programmes
3. Increased capacity of DIPECHO partners and HI’s local partner NGOs to replicate model inclusive and accessible DM
infrastructure
4. Enhanced co‐ordination and knowledge sharing among DIPECHO partners
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008

3. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
Bardia
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/040001
Barnke
Implementation Time‐frame:
1st Sept. 2007 – 30th Nov. 2008
(15 months)
Budget € 333,240
Location Bardia (Gulariya and Mahamadpur) and Banke (Holiya, Betahani and Phatapur) Districts
of western Nepal
Beneficiaries 29,967 direct. 57,250 including indirect beneficiaries. 596,553 including beneficiaries of
district‐wide mass media awareness activities.
Title Banke Bardia Flood Warning Programme
Objective To strengthen the capacity of vulnerable flood prone communities in Banke and Bardia
to understand, mitigate and respond to risk, and benefit from EWS.
Project Overview:
Banke and Bardia are Terai (plain) districts regularly hit by floods, with these floods increasingly occurring on an annual
basis. Emphasis is currently given, by NGOs and government authorities alike, to relief activities with few preparatory or
mitigation initiatives undertaken to date. During the floods target communities have to evacuate en masse to safer
locations, often several kilometres away, with the lack of any pre‐warning resulting in wide‐scale loss of livelihood assets
and property. This project aims to combine a programme of integrated flood preparedness (structural interventions,
training, awareness raising, etc) with two river basin‐wide early warning systems to ensure that communities have
greater control over their lives. The programme will link communities, media, district authorities, emergency services and
Department of hydrology & meteorology staff for the first time in an integrated system at the heart of which will be the
communities themselves.
Expected Results:
1. Increased access by communities to flood warning/risk information (provided through official governmental
channels, media, internally developed sources, and community to community networking), the impact being greater
local level empowerment, decision making ability and shift away from reliance on external assistance.
2. Increased early warning system (EWS) awareness, coverage and operation within integrated community level
disaster management (DM) plans, the impact being decreases in annual flood loss, increased community skills
development and a proactive approach towards flood damage limitation.
3. Policy and practice changes evident at National and District level with proactive support to community disaster
mitigation initiatives. The measurable impact being greater investment in disaster preparedness and more cost
effective use of limited funds to reduce the impacts of flood on the poor. In at least one District this will result in a
district DMP (disaster management plan) prioritising DRR and EWS.
4. Capacity increased within communities and District authorities to respond to and mitigate the affects of flood and
other natural hazards. The impact being greater local level self reliance, ability and confidence, combined with
increased multi‐actor initiatives (where previously activities have occurred in isolation).
The overall impact of this project will be locally safer and more resilient communities benefiting from simple forecasting
and warning systems which can be replicated nationally. It will aim to demonstrate that such systems are cost effective,
sustainable and replicable, and a viable alternative to investment in costly post‐disaster relief.
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008

4. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/04019
Implementation Time‐frame:
1st Nov. 2007 – 31st Jan. 2009
(15 months)
Budget Euro 291,278
Location 6 communities in 4 VDC (Phulbari, Hasuliya, Ratnapur and Pabera) in Kailali district
Beneficiaries 3,050 beneficiaries (2,000 inhabitants and 1,050 students)
Title Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
Objective To ensure the vulnerable communities and institutions in Kailali district are better
prepared to respond to natural disasters, are linked into district and national response
systems, and contribute to shared learning on risk reduction practices
Project Overview
The overall aim of the project is to assist communities in reducing risks of negative impact from disasters. Key
interventions are built around capacity building trainings, workshops, and sessions for increasing community awareness
and strengths for disaster risk management targeting community members and local authorities. Community disaster
management plans and early warning systems will ensure preparedness; vulnerability will further be reduced through
small scale mitigation measures.
The project is being implemented in cooperation with Nepal Red Cross Society Kailali Chapter. Mercy Corps provides
technical assistance to the partner and is managing pilot early warning systems and mitigation initiatives as well as
monitoring and evaluating. Sustainability will be enhanced by linking communities to VDC and district support networks
and integrating community plans into VDC and district plans. At local and national level the project is working closely
with authorities, organizations and partners thus ensuring ownership and sustainability.
Expected Results
Disaster Preparedness Committees set up and/or strengthened to better manage disaster risks: 6 committees established
in target communities, trained in risk assessment and community management, and able to take the lead in
preparedness and emergency response initiatives
NGO and DP relevant support institutions able to sustainably support DP activities and raise DP awareness: Feasible NGO
facilitated DP plans developed in 4 VDCs. Links established between community, VDC level stakeholders, and district level
response and mitigation plans.
Tested early warning and communications systems established: early warning systems (EWS) linked to Mohana EWS and
tested during simulation and emergency situation
Community led small scale infrastructure projects to mitigate against flood implemented: Infrastructure and
bioengineering mitigation projects implemented with community contribution, maintenance and DP funds established.
‘Young Rescuers Clubs’ set up in local schools for peer education on Disaster Risk Management: School disaster
preparedness plans developed by the clubs, simulation carried out and awareness tested through art competition.
Project results and lessons learned contribute to Hyogo Framework for Action and shared at district, national and global
level: Lesson learnt shared through workshops, meetings, publications, film, and case study document for UNISDR.
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008

5. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/04020
Implementation Time‐frame:
1st Nov. 2007 ‐ 31st Jan. 2009
(15 months)
Budget € 323,240
Location 6 wards of the Kathmandu valley (Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Bhaktapur) and 15 communities of rural
districts (Kavre, Udayapur and Sindhuli)
Beneficiaries Direct beneficiaries: 176,422 and catchments population 1,093,593
Title Community Based Multi Hazard Risk Reduction Programme
Objective To strengthen the capacity of the target communities (6 Districts) to improve their preparedness
and response to disasters resulting in reduced injuries, loss of life and property
Project Overview:
The Community Based Multi Hazard Risk Reduction (CBMHRR) programme aims at reducing the impact of disasters by
strengthening community resilience and ensuring better preparedness to respond to emergencies at the community level.
The programme is designed to make the necessary interventions on developing community based disaster response
mechanisms, disseminating messages for public awareness on disasters, advocating the culture of safety and preparedness
through school projects and community organizing, and facilitating structural and non‐structural risk mitigation projects at
the community level. The programme is implemented through Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) – the local implementing
partner of Danish Red Cross (DRC) in Nepal. This programme captures the lessons learned from NRCS DM programme and
incorporating recommendations from the results of the evaluation of the DIPECHO III Action Plan in Nepal. The current
programme also aims to continue the present cooperation between Danish Red Cross and DIPECHO, to strengthen,
standardise and expand the earthquake disaster preparedness operation in the Kathmandu Valley and to add adjacent rural
areas, in synergy to other rural community‐based projects of NRCS thus contributing to the overall disaster risk reduction
initiatives in multi‐hazard preparedness in Nepal.
Expected Results:
1. The capacity of the target population of three rural Districts is enhanced in order to prepare for and responds to
disasters. Capacity building for 15 community based disaster risk reduction committees which includes public awareness,
community organizing and training leading to the formulation of community action plans to facilitate the implementation
of disaster risk reduction measures.
2. Small scale flood and landslides mitigation works are in place or functioning in communities in rural Districts.
Community managed structural and non‐structural mitigation projects are implemented as identified by the community
action plan, appropriately based on the results of the hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessments conducted.
3. General awareness and response capacity of 6 earthquake vulnerable wards of Kathmandu valley has increased.
Disaster preparedness units are established in different clusters in Kathmandu Valley. These units are trained in
earthquake response and are equipped to conduct basic search and rescue operations. Disaster response plans are
developed identifying safe areas, evacuation sites, relief operations and coordination mechanisms.
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008

6. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
CARE UK
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/04007
Implementation Time‐frame:
1st Oct. 2007 – 31st Dec. 2008
(15 months)
Budget € 375,871
Location Doti and Kailali Districts
Beneficiaries Direct Beneficiaries: 22,208 poor, vulnerable and socially excluded people.
Title "SAMADHAN II ‐ Community Based Disaster Risk Management Project in Nepal"
Objective To build resiliency among communities, especially the poor, marginalized, and socially excluded
to withstand natural hazards with less loses in lives and assets.
Project Overview:
On the strategies level, the Far Western Region's remote and Terai areas have been identified as a priority program area
for CARE and it has been supporting government programs on remote area development and poverty reduction and
strengthening the capacity of civil society organization. The communities in the target area experience multi hazard.
Communities in northeastern Doti within a buffer zone of the Khaptad National Park are prone to three major hazards –
earthquakes, landslides, and floods – as well as fire, cold waves, and storms. Doti has experienced two major earthquakes
in recent memory: one in 1971 and another in 1980.The buffer zone area is landslide prone partly as a result of earthquake
activity. Similarly, the south‐eastern point of Kailali, which borders Bardiya and India, is extremely vulnerable. All rivers
within the district flow into the Mohana in the south bordering to India. The Mohana and Karnali meet at the southern tip
which is inundated during the summer months. The situation is further exacerbated by the Kailas Dam in India due to which
the backflow of water also leads to flooding.
This project is built on the learning identified by CARE that the need to address livelihood security and longer‐term
development at the same time as programs strengthen the disaster preparedness of communities and schools. CARE will
integrate disaster preparedness activities with other CARE programs: community forestry project, women’s empowerment
project, ECHO‐WATSAN project, Poverty Reduction Project, Child Survival Project and post Flood Rehabilitation project,
some of which are funded through grants from the European Commission.
The project will take up mass public awareness raising, orientating teachers and students on DP, building community
capacity on early warning systems and constructing small‐scale mitigation structures, through 2 local implementing
partners. Overall, the core strategy is building community capacities to sustain disaster risk reduction activities, applying
community based and participatory approaches, primarily through awareness raising, increasing their level of
preparedness, and integrating with CARE other projects activities. CARE will focus on creating community ownership of the
project, and coordinating with Government as well as non‐government agencies active in the areas for cost‐efficient and
sustainable community based approaches.
Expected Results
There is increased awareness and knowledge in disaster risk reduction among 30 vulnerable communities and 30
community level civil society groups for DP. Increased education and capacity of students and teachers for DP in 19
schools. Enhanced capacity of implementing partners, local NGOs and other district stakeholders and 6 VDCs to support
CBDRM. Also the local communities have developed their capacities to plan, implement, manage and sustain small‐scale,
low cost, sustainable and replicable mitigation measures.
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008

7. Nepal DIPECHO PROJECTS IN NEPAL
ECHO Partner:
United Nations Development Programme
ECHO/DIP/BUD/2007/04009
Implementation Time‐frame:
15th Nov. 2007 to 14th Feb. 2009
(15 months)
Budget € 509,999
Location National Level
Beneficiaries 7 key Ministries of the Government, Members of the Disaster Preparedness Network and
National Platform and General Public
Title Disaster Risk Reduction at the National Level in Nepal – Phase II
Objective To promote disaster risk reduction in Nepal through a multi‐sectoral and multi‐stakeholder
approach through institutional strengthening within the Government, better coordination within
civil society, and awareness generation among general public to manage and reduce the risks of
natural disasters in Nepal.
Project Overview:
UNDP Nepal is implementing second phase of the DRRNL project under DIPECHO grant for the second time. In order to
consolidate the achievement made from DRRNLN–I, the II phase of the same has been implemented specially focusing on
the implementation of the National Strategy by the key ministries on pilot basis, strengthening the capacity of DP‐Net to be
able to sustain in the long run and organizing the outreach programmes for awareness generation on disaster risk
reduction (DRR). In addition to it, this project has envisaged to support the establishment of National Platform on DRR.
Nepal is in the process of approving the HFA based National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management with the support of
DIPECHO under its 3rd Action Plan in South Asia. During the first phase of DRRNL project, the strategy was developed
through wider consultation with the government agencies, donor, UN agencies, I/NGOs, corporate sectors, academia and
media agencies, and based on the review done by the experts, UNDP Country Offices and UNDP BCPR. In the current phase
of the project, the emphasis is on implementation of the strategy, particularly through start up of mainstreaming disaster
risk reduction approaches into development planning processes of Nepal. The project therefore aims at supporting the key
government ministries to take lead on mainstreaming DRR into their sectoral plans.
During the first phase, Disaster Preparedness Network (DP‐Net) was formally registered as a network institution and
supported to develop its institutional capacity to facilitate information sharing among the partner institutions and train
them on effective DP/DR activities, as well as doing advocacy for mainstreaming DRR at local and national levels. The
support under the current phase is basically to further revitalize and strengthen DP‐Net’s networking and institutional
capacity to provide skill training to partner institutions and ensure implementation of DRR approaches in their area of
work, and develop DP‐Net as a sustainable institution in the long run.
Expected Results
Key line ministries leading different sectors in the government are more aware of disaster risk reduction issues and are
able to demonstratively imbibe the same in their respective professional spheres.
DP‐Net, a network of all the major civil society members in Nepal and the official National Platform on DRR in Nepal
strengthened. Further, DP‐Net would be implementing its work plan that will be co‐financed through this programme
and other partners and Management Information System (MIS) established in the National Platform.
Level of knowledge of the general public increased on disaster preparedness leading to progressively better personal
safety and construction and livelihood practices and greater awareness raised among the national and international
organisations on HFA and IASC cluster approach for post‐disaster international response
Prepared by: Indira KULENOVIC, DIPECHO TA South Asia –
29/02/2008