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Natural Disaster Facts

Notable Earthquakes

• The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
• The 2005 Kashmir earthquake
• The 2006 Java earthquake
• The 2008 Sichuan earthquake

Notable Floods

• The 1931 Great Flood of Huang He
• The 1933 Great Flood of the US
• The 1988 Yangtze River Floods
• The 2000 Mozambique flood

Notable Avalanches

• The 1910 Wellington avalanche
• The 1954 Blons avalanches
• The 1970 Ancash earthquake
• The 1999 Galtür Avalanche
• The 2002 Kolka-Karmadon rockslide

Notable Droughts

• The 1900 Indian Drought
• The 1922 Soviet Union Drought
• The 1928 Chinese Famine
• The 1936 Sichuan Province Drought
• The 1941 Sichuan Province Drought
• The 2006 Western Australia Drought
• The 2006 Sichuan Province Drought

NCDM Central Office

Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal

opposite the UN Building

G.P.O. Box 4058

Telephone 1: 977-1-5010098

Telephone 2: 977-1-5528493

Email : ncdm@wlink.com.np

Our Objectives

The Nepal Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM) has the following objectives:

• Carry out study, research, survey and other related activities for disaster mitigation and preparedness.
• Develop appropriate technology for disaster risk reduction and disseminate them to vulnerable communities.
• Organize trainings, seminars, workshops, interactions, and exhibitions at national and international level on disaster risk mitigation and management.
• Organize community level programs to enhance their coping capacity against disasters.
• Work with concerned organizations, including the Government, and the affected people and institutions to manage and mitigate the risk of natural or other disasters. Also work as a contact point and liaison between the victims of disasters and the government agencies at times of disasters.
• Publish posters, pamphlets, booklets, journals, and produce audiovisuals to raise disaster awareness among people.
• Help to enhance coordination between the government and non-government organizations in disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, rescue, relief, and rehabilitation.
• Play active role to assist the government in providing immediate rescue, relief and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters.
• Establish coordination and cooperation with national and international institutions and individuals and exchange expertise and knowledge in disaster mitigation, rescue, relief, and rehabilitation.
• Establish and operate database on disasters in the country and carry out damage assessment after disasters.
• Work for the protection of the environment in order to mitigate natural disasters, particularly for floods and landslides.

 

Protecting Livelihood.

Generating Ideas.

Ensuring Safety.