The devastating floods and glacial collapse in Nepal have raised a larger question for the Himalayan region: are we prepared for disasters that are becoming harder to predict?
On this episode of India and the World, Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) speaks to Smita Sharma (@Smita_Sharma) , Senior Journalist, who has reported extensively from Nepal; Safi Ahsan Rizvi (@SafiAhsanRizvi) , former IPS officer and former Advisor, NDMA; and Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari (@basanta58_raj), Director, Centre for Disaster Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
The conversation examines what happened in Nepal, the challenges of early warning and disaster response, and whether similar events could pose risks to communities downstream in India and across South Asia.
The panel also looks at climate change, melting glaciers, glacial collapses, infrastructure in the Himalayas, disaster preparedness and regional cooperation.
With the Himalayas cutting across national borders, can India, Nepal, China, Bhutan and other countries in the region share information and build better systems to respond to future disasters?
Is Nepal’s tragedy a warning for the entire Himalayan region?
Watch till the end and follow DeKoder for more.
#NepalFloods #Floods #Nepal #India #NepalDisaster #ClimateChange #Himalayas
- The devastating floods and glacial collapse in Nepal have raised a larger question for the Himalayan region: are we prepared for disasters that are becoming harder to predict? On this episode of India and the World, Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) speaks to Smita Sharma (@Smita_Sharma) , Senior Journalist, who has reported extensively from Nepal; Safi Ahsan Rizvi (@SafiAhsanRizvi) , former IPS officer and former Advisor, NDMA; and Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari (@basanta58_raj), Director, Centre for Disaster Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. The conversation examines what happened in Nepal, the challenges of early warning and disaster response, and whether similar events could pose risks to communities downstream in India and across South Asia. The panel also looks at climate change, melting glaciers, glacial collapses, infrastructure in the Himalayas, disaster preparedness and regional cooperation. With the Himalayas cutting across national borders, can India, Nepal, China, Bhutan and other countries in the region share information and build better systems to respond to future disasters? Is Nepal’s tragedy a warning for the entire Himalayan region? Watch till the end and follow DeKoder for more. #NepalFloods #Floods #Nepal #India #NepalDisaster #ClimateChange #Himalayas
Brilliant ….Plz include the Mountaineering Tragedy in Pakistan that Killed NimsDai , a climbing Legend as the Glacier Melt resulted in an Avalanche…