Project Background
Pratibaddha-III “Whole of Society Approach for Increased Risk Ownership, Multi-Hazard Preparedness and Early Action in Hill Areas of western Nepal” is a European Union funded program that builds on the successes of EU-funded Pratibaddha-I and Pratibaddha-II. Pratibaddha-III aims to strengthen the leadership and joint risk ownership of at-risk communities, local governments, and provincial governments in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and early action.
SWN is a consortium partner with People in Need (PIN), Community Self-Reliance Center (CSRC) and Save the Children Nepal and technically supports Pratibaddha-III to implement the activities under Result 1.
Consulting Services and Activities
Under this project, SWN is undertaking following activities:
- Assessment of landslide vulnerable sites and categorize them into CAT-I, II and III
- Sub-categorize the CAT-II settlements and support communities to implement mitigation measures
- Facilitate implementation of Rural Road Construction Guideline and climate smart approaches for road construction at risk communities
- Supporting policy reviews to municipalities and provincial governments for disaster-resilient infrastructure development.
- Implementing Nature-based Solutions for resilient roads and landslide mitigation measures in six municipalities of western province and four municipalities of central province.
- Supporting municipalities and provincial governments on policy reviews for disaster-resilient infrastructure.
Assignment Objectives
The principal objective of the project is to contribute to increased resilience of at-risk communities in Nepal’s western provinces’ landslide and earthquake-prone areas.
The specific objective of the project is to strengthen at-risk communities’ and local, and provincial governments’ leadership and joint risk ownership in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and early action in central and west provinces of Nepal.
Outputs and/ or Learnings
- Geohazard Assessment for up to 173 landslide-vulnerable communities to evaluate risks and prioritize interventions.
- Implementation of bio-engineering/Nature-based Solutions in 12 Category II communities as a measure for landslide risk mitigation.
- Support to six Local Governments in formulating and implementing Road Construction Guidelines for sustainable and safe road infrastructure development.
- Support to six municipalities with a manual for landslide mitigation using bio-engineering/Nature-based Solutions.