DFID 7795 DFID Nepal Resilience Portfolio: Supporting Climate Smart Development and Effective Disaster Risk Management

DFID is scaling up its efforts to build resilience to natural disasters and climate change in Nepal. The country is subject to a wide range of disaster risks and impacts, including both earthquakes and climate related hazards such as floods, droughts and landslides. Disasters cost the government about six percent of its annual development expenditure per year. Recent estimates indicate that the negative impact of weather variability is equivalent to around 2% of current GDP per year rising to 5% or more in extreme...