Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas – new research
Satellite data shows roads, settlements and infrastructure are expanding into the same valleys that are vulnerable to floods and landslides.
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Nepal is caught in the middle of India‑China border tensions
Nepal is angry that India is encroaching into the Kalpani region of the Himalayas, which Nepal claims as its own.
Nepal floods: how measuring snow in the Himalayas could help avoid future disasters
Around half of the glacier ice in the Himalayas (equivalent to about two billion Olympic swimming pools) could melt by the end of this century.
Climate disasters are getting worse – risks escalate when authoritarian regimes keep neighbours in the dark
With extreme weather and glacier melt predicted to increase, neighbouring nations will need to act together to prevent deaths.
Nepal floods: China’s strict control of Tibet makes it harder to prepare for Himalayan disasters
Early warnings and shared data will move only as fast as Beijing’s security concerns allow.
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster
Development in known hazard zones is creating untenable risks for communities around the world. Here’s how Nepal and the global community can build back differently.
Getting children back to school is the next priority for Nepal earthquake recovery
Almost 24,000 classrooms were damaged or destroyed in Nepal’s April earthquake.
Want to help Nepal recover from its deadly floods? Here’s what tourists need to know
Almost one in seven jobs in Nepal rely on tourism. Travellers need to consider these things before planning a return to Nepal.
‘Nepal variant’: what we’ve learned so far
There are 36 cases of the so-called ‘Nepal variant’ in the UK.
Nepal’s social media ban sparks deadly protests, but deeper grievances fuel the fire
Protests in Nepal have seen government buildings torched and the country’s prime minister resign.
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