Challenges of Disaster
Management in Nepal and itsSolutions
NATIONAL CHALLENGES
GOVERNMENTAL CHALLENGESPEOPLE’S CHALLENGESAND OTHER CHALLENGES

National Challenges
z Very remote and difficult Geo-physical conditionof the country.
z Mass poverty and rural areas.
z Poor road infrastructure and transportation

facilities.
z Weak technology.
z Lack of sufficient resources.

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Governmental Challenges
z Absence of Clear-cut job description.
z Shifting responsibilities and indifferent behavior.
z In active disasters committees.
z Lack of cooperation and coordination.
z Lack of dialogue and mutual understanding.

Governmental Challenges IIz Poor data collection and dissemination.
z Untrained staff.
z Absence of clear cut avenue for internal assistance.
z Lack of political commitment andz Lack of quick decision making.

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People’s Challengesz Lack of public awareness.
z People are fatalistic and introvert.
z People accepted disasters is “An Act ofGod”.

Other Challengesz Lack of communication facilities.

z Lack of logistic support.

z Lack of information sharing system.

z No warehouse to store relief and rescue Goods.

3Measures of the Challenges(National)z Poor road infrastructure and transportation shouldbe improved.
z Poverty alleviation program should be launched.
z Technology should be improved.

Measures of the Challenges(Government)z Disaster regulation should be formulated assoon as possible.
z Government should amendment of the Act.
z Government should improved quick

positive decision, quick response during
disaster time.

4Measures of the Challenges II(Government)z Political Commitment is very necessary.
z Necessity of frequently dialogue and mutual

understanding between disaster related
agencies.
z Disaster management agencies should befeel DM is our joint responsibilities.
z Sufficient resources fund should be madeavailable.

Measures of the Challenges III(Government)z Necessary fund and resources should be available

to manage disaster effetely and efficiently.
z External and Internal assistance should bechanneled through the Home Ministry.
z Public awareness program should be launched.
z Database System should be improved.

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Measures of the Challenges(People’s)z People should be convince the natural

disaster is not “An Act of God”.
z People’s perception should be change.
z People’s should aware about disaster.

Other Measuresz Warehouse should be Constructed.
z Communication facilities should be extended.
z NGO,s should go rural and remote areas.
z Government should provide necessary logistic

support to disaster management.
z Disaster Information Center should be established.

6Conclusionz We can solve people’s challenges and otherchallenges by improving disastermanagement.
z To solve Government and National

challenges its takes long time in ourcountry.

Conclusion II
As a developing country Nepal ;z Managing the risk of disaster management is ahuge task,and it is not easy task for us.
z Despite the above Challenges we are gradually

improving the disaster management situation.
z Our needs at disaster management are publicawareness, technical and logistic support frominternational institutions and countries like Japan.

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