Nepal's Unified Delegation Leaves Mark on GPDRR 2025 Outcomes
Geneva, Switzerland, June 6, 2025: The eighth edition of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR 2025), recognized by the UN General Assembly as the leading multi-stakeholder forum for assessing global progress on the Sendai Framework, concluded successfully today in Geneva. Organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and hosted by the Government of Switzerland, this biennial event from June 2-6 brought together more than 3,400 delegates from 166 countries.
DPNet Carries Out Observation Visit to Chobhar Gorge
Chobhar is now at the center of discussion following a rumor that the government is going to blast out bed and side rocks of the gorge to widen and deepen the Bagmati River ‘to solve the flood problem in Kathmandu valley’. The Chobhar Gorge is the outlet of the Bagmati watershed including Kathmandu valley, and surrounding mountains. In the recent years, Bagmati River and its tributaries get flooded during monsoon and affect adjacent settlements and urban infrastructures like roads and bridges. One of such devastating flood occurred on 28 September, 2024.
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.