DPNet facilitates Workshop to Improve Humanitarian Response Training Manual Framework
DPNet, in collaboration with the Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction (IHRR), facilitated a stakeholder consultation workshop on May 30, 2025, in Kathmandu to refine the Training of Trainers (ToT) Manual for Humanitarian Response Management Training. Supported by AWO International and Aktion Deutschland Hilft, the workshop gathered experts to ensure the manual addresses key issues such as anticipatory action, early warning systems, safeguarding, GEDSI, and local ownership. Key recommendations included practical, scenario-based training, integration of digital tools, enhanced coordination, and mechanisms to avoid duplication. The workshop concluded with a commitment to build a skilled humanitarian workforce and strengthen real-time response systems.
Stakeholders Discuss Draft Monsoon Preparedness and Response Plan 2082
The Discussion Program on the Draft Monsoon Preparedness and Response Plan (MPRP) 2082, held on May 20, 2025, in Kathmandu, brought together a diverse range of stakeholders from government agencies, security forces, and technical experts to civil society, INGOs, private sector actors, and local representatives to review, reflect, and provide feedback on Nepal’s preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season.
Heatwave Special: Provincial Disaster Dialogue Program Madhesh Province
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) organized a Provincial Dialogue Program on Heatwaves on 25th May, 2025 in Janakpurdham, Madhesh Province. This program was conducted with the support of key humanitarian and development partners including Start Fund Nepal, Mercy Corps Nepal, CARE Nepal, Rain Project, and DPNet Nepal in collaboration with Ministry of Home, Communication and Law. The objective was to bring together relevant government agencies, experts, civil society, and humanitarian actors to address the growing threat of heatwaves in Madhesh Province and to declare a set of coordinated commitments for preparedness and risk reduction.
Provincial Gap Analysis on DRRM Sharing Workshop
A provincial-level workshop on the Gap Analysis of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) was organized in Dhangadhi on 2nd May 2025 in coordination with DPNet Sudurpachim Province Committee. The program was chaired by Mr. Rajendra Kumar Hamal, Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Sudurpaschim Province. Honorable Minister Hira Sarki, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, graced the event as Chief Guest, while Mr. Sher Bahadur Basnet from DPNet attended as a special guest.
NDRRMA Organizes Preparatory Meeting for Nepal’s Participation in GPDRR 2025
Kathmandu, April 29, 2025 – The NDRRMA in collaboration with DPNet organized a preparatory meeting to coordinate Nepal’s participation in the upcoming Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR). The meeting was held at NDRRMA’s office and brought together key stakeholders from government agencies, development partners, and civil society organizations.
Nepal Marks 10 Years Since the Gorkha Earthquake with Solemn Ceremony
Kathmandu, April 25, 2025 – Nepal solemnly commemorated the 10th anniversary of the devastating Gorkha earthquake, which struck on April 25, 2015, claiming nearly 9,000 lives, injuring over 22,000 people, and damaging around one million structures across the country. The central remembrance ceremony was held at the site of the historic Dharahara tower in Kathmandu, where Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Executive Chief of NDRRMA Dinesh Prasad Bhatta, senior government officials, and international diplomats gathered to pay tribute to the victims. A minute of silence was observed at exactly 11:56 a.m., the time the magnitude 7.8 quake struck a decade earlier, followed by the lighting of candles in memory of those lost.