DP-Net is envisioned as a mutually beneficial, service oriented, sharing platform, resource and information center and focal point for agencies and individuals involved in disaster management activities.

DP-Net promote and advocate to development institutions and individual practitioners the need and importance of linking disaster to development for a sustainable development initiatives and reduce the negative impact of any disaster prone country like Nepal and skills of ensuring participation for empowerment of the people who are the subject of development.

The main purpose of DP-Net is to enhance the capacity and improve the performance of its members/ partners to share, design, implement and sustain disaster preparedness activities in Nepal. In addition, DP-Net aims to promote and spread sustainable disaster preparedness and management activities with a view to link disaster to development throughout Nepal.