Communities have knowledge to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural hazards.
Operating as usual
01/08/2023
Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences is offering a crash course on "Use of Local and Traditional Knowledge, and Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Disaster Risk Reduction". The deadline for application submission is 11 August 2023.
This is a comprehensive course taught by DRR experts, Ecologists, and Anthropologists/Sociologists from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
Submit your application at bit.ly/3OAfg6i
Dr. Prakash K Paudel gives a short brief of research on TLK to DRR
Arjun Lamichhane, a research assistant, who worked under Dr. Prakash K Paudel at KIAS describes the situation of Gobargad village.
27/04/2023
We are excited to announce the launch of our beta version of the website developed for serving as a knowledge hub of traditional and local knowledge to disaster risk reduction.
As this is the beta version, we encourage you to provide us with your feedback on any issues you encounter, as well as suggestions for improvement. Your feedback is critical in helping us refine and perfect our platform. Please feel free to write your comment in comment box or emailing at pkpaudel[at]kias[dot]org[dot]np
Please be aware that during this testing phase, some features may not be fully functional, and there may be occasional downtime. Rest assured that we are working diligently to address any issues as quickly as possible. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Here is link of website: https://tlk-drr.kias.org.np/
27/04/2023
We are pleased to share policy briefs (1 and 2) on traditional and local knowledge to disaster risk reduction.
Policy Brief No 1: Disaster-proofing our communities: The urgent need for local governments to prioritize development based on risk assessment:https://kias.org.np/files/Policy%20Brief%201.pdf
Policy Brief No 2: Strengthening traditional institutions for Community-based disaster risk reduction:https://kias.org.np/files/Policy%20Brief%202.pdf
More detail on: https://kias.org.np/news/policy-brief
Prakash K. Paudel Meena Bohara, RCC Timilsina, Rabin Bastola
01/04/2023
Ecosystem restoration reduces community vulnerability to water-induced disasters: Need to rethink Chure conservation in Nepal
The authors investigated the use of local Local traditional knowledge in the restoration project.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gpuz7t2zZDOc-
