Vijay

Every year monsoon passes in Nepal with monsoon induced disasters such as flood and landslides taking human lives and dismantling the overall socio-economic aspect of people living in disaster hit areas. This year, as whole country was in the midst of battle against the global pandemic, the scenario was not different. We were frequently acquainted with the news of new deaths, people left missing and displaced livelihoods caused by such disasters. As per data from the ministry of home affairs, floods and landslides causes the death of approximately 300 people   and economic damage of about three million dollars annually – adding to an already precarious situation in Nepal, where an estimated 3.5 million people are food insecure.   Why Nepal is often hit by climate change induced disasters? Nepal being characterized by rugged topography ,weak geological formations, concentrated monsoon rains and unscientific land   utilization is very prone to hydro-meteorological haz...