Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)

Realizing that neighborhoods and communities are the first ones to help each other during any major disaster situation, NSET has implemented community based earthquake/disaster risk management programs in different communities of Nepal. CBDRM team works with communities to reduce earthquake/disaster risks at the local level.

Main focus is on institutional development, capacity building and sustainable activities to build community resilience through community involvement to plan and implement programs at local level. CBDRM team assists developing community level plan and programs on Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Preparedness and Response and handling post disaster situations and also in the implementing local efforts on awareness raising, education programs, drills and local capacity building.