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Summary

This study repory by Rajesh Kumar Rai, Marc J.C. van den Homberg, Gopal Prasad Ghimire, and Colin McQuistan analyzes the costs and benefits of the EWS in the Lower Karnali River Basin in Nepal through 453 household surveys, 30 focus group discussions and 40 key informant interviews. The results show that households found the EWS to be beneficial and reliable, allowing them to save movable property, livestock and vehicles and health costs equivalent to NPR 117,027 (USD 1083) per household during the flood.