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Simulation Exercise being carried out; Photo by Bijay Sha Baniya

Nepal Monsoon Forecast and Oxfam in Nepal’s Preparedness

The monsoon season for the year 2019 recently made its way into Nepal in mid-June. This year, monsoon arrived 10 days after the normal predicted date. The Nepal Meteorological Forecasting Department…

Mahakali River Basin

Oxfam launches trans-boundary water governance project in Nepal

A five-year project, TROSA (Transboundary Rivers of South Asia) is launched in Nepal. The project is being implemented in three other countries--India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar to support riverine…

Disaster victims continue to face multi challenges several years after disaster: a report

Disaster victims continue to face multi challenges several years after disaster: a report

According to a report, Life After Devastation, launched by HAMI (Humanitarian Accountability Monitoring Initiative) and Oxfam in Nepal, on the occasion of the World Humanitarian Day, people affected…

Stock pile emergency items stored at Tribhuvan University proved essential after the April 2015 earthquake - DDR Team/Oxfam

Oxfam continues to prepare Kathmandu for disasters

To prepare Kathmandu for disasters, Oxfam in Nepal has supported the government of Nepal in establishing emergency water facilities and stockpiling essential items in crucial places in the capital.

Students navigate the muddy entrance to the government school in Dunche, Rasuwa district, during monsoon. They study in tents and temporary shelters - Credit: Lucia de Vries/Oxfam

Six months on from Nepal earthquake, delays in policy and fuel crisis holding up recovery efforts

Relief for the 8 million people affected by the huge Nepal earthquake six months ago is still being disrupted by delays in reinstating the government’s National Reconstruction Agency, says…

Elderly earthquake survivor waits for transport after receiving a Winterization Kit - Credit: Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

Nepal’s most vulnerable risk exclusion from recovery one year on from earthquake, Oxfam says

A year on from the catastrophic earthquake, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Nepal risk being excluded from the reconstruction process, said Oxfam in a new report released today.

Porters carry relief goods up to remote Laprak village in Gorkha district - Credit: Sam Pickett/Oxfam

Oxfam supports assessment of earthquake damage along Himalayan trails

Oxfam in Nepal supported an assessment into the damage of trekking trails by the earthquake in Nepal.

A woman breaks down when a crowd gathers to watch a digger remove rubble from a collapsed building in Gongabu, Kathmandu - Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

Women are living in fear for their safety three months on from Nepal earthquake, Oxfam says

Women in Nepal are living in fear of abuse because of the lack of privacy and security afforded by temporary shelters, Oxfam said today.