"Beyond Physical Risk" – Looking through a socio-economic lens GEM Booth, UR, London, Tuesday July 1, 2014 Amod Mani Dixit Amod Mani Dixit Nepal Nepal www.nset.org.np www.nset.org.np National Society for Earthquake National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal Technology-Nepal GEM & NSET collaboration for risk assessment & management in Nepal
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"Beyond Physical Risk" – Looking through a socio-economic lens
GEM Booth, UR, London, Tuesday July 1, 2014
Amod Mani DixitAmod Mani DixitNepalNepal
www.nset.org.npwww.nset.org.np
National Society for Earthquake Technology-NepalNational Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal
GEM & NSET collaboration for risk
assessment & management in Nepal
National Society for Earthquake Technology-NepalNational Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal
Nepal sits astride a plate Nepal sits astride a plate boundary!boundary!
•NEPALNEPAL
•TIBETTIBET
•INDIAINDIA
National Society for Earthquake Technology-NepalNational Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal
National Society for Earthquake Technology-NepalNational Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal
• On GEM in Beijing 2008; Member of SB On GEM in Beijing 2008; Member of SB
(2009+) and GB (2013+) (2009+) and GB (2013+)
• GEMSAM, GEMTRAIN, GEM in other WS GEMSAM, GEMTRAIN, GEM in other WS
• Collaborative research in SEI tools testingCollaborative research in SEI tools testing
• NSET professionals' training in Pavia, NSET professionals' training in Pavia,
more lined up >>> Instructors of GEM more lined up >>> Instructors of GEM
toolstools
• NSET – a Comprehensive GEM Centre?NSET – a Comprehensive GEM Centre?
GEM & NSETGEM & NSET
National Society for Earthquake Technology-NepalNational Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal
• Many initiatives ongoing, Many initiatives ongoing, investment increasing!investment increasing!
• Positive international and national Positive international and national environmentenvironment– HFA2, HFA2, – Mainstreaming effortsMainstreaming efforts
• Growing national and regional Growing national and regional knowledge - strengthknowledge - strength
Time for Action - NowTime for Action - Now
National Society for Earthquake Technology-NepalNational Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal