Open AccessNepal prepares for national quake safety day
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo080i046p00550-02
Subject(s) - quake (natural phenomenon) , work (physics) , vulnerability (computing) , action plan , environmental planning , risk management , geography , engineering , business , management , finance , geology , mechanical engineering , computer security , seismology , computer science , economics
When Nepal's annual Earthquake Safety Day rolls around next January 16, the National Society for Earthquake Technology‐Nepal plans a weeklong program of earthquake drills by school children, a safety exhibitions risk management symposium, and a report on the achievements of the Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project. The 18‐month project of NSET‐Nepal and GeoHazards International has several objectives: assess earthquake risk and devise an action plan to manage the risk; reduce vulnerability of Kathmandu Valley's approximately 650 public schools; raise public awareness; and build local institutions that can sustain the work of the project.