nepal 2015

Question 1

background

Answer 1

nepal 2015 earthquakes which had 9000 people dead
-magnitude 7.9
-3 million homeless

Question 2

mitigating vulnerability bad

Answer 2

2013 report by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) noted that government-led campaigns reached less than 25% of the targeted population in high-risk areas.

Question 3

rural urban inequality in mitigating vulnerability

Answer 3

rural households were three times less likely to have any form of earthquake preparedness plan compared to urban households.

30% of new constructions in the valley adhered to the building code.
In rural areas, the situation was dire. A 2013 study by the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) found that over 90% of rural buildings did not comply with any seismic safety standards.

Question 4

mitigating losses

Answer 4

nepal 3 million displaced poor quality shelter. Overcrowded and poorly ventilated shelters contributed to a rise in respiratory infections, including pneumonia and tuberculosis. The Lancet published a comprehensive review in 2016 estimating that secondary impacts, particularly health complications from injuries and diseases, could have led to several hundred additional deaths in the months following the earthquake.

Question 5

how many shops closed

Answer 5

50%

Question 6

avalanche caused how many people to go missing in what region

Answer 6

250 people in the lang tang region

Question 7

response

Answer 7

-tent city in Kathmandu
-73 million donated from UK