ISET Nepal, with the financial support of DanChurchAid (DCA) and Changunaryan Municipality, is implementing the “Risk to Resilience through Collective Local Actions (Nexus Project)” referring to the priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The project aims to promote resilient and sustainable urban growth through collective local actions. Collective Local Action refers to the active participation and involvement of local government representatives, the Ward Disaster Management Committee, Tole lane Organizations (TLOs), Humanitarian volunteers, Women champions, Leaders, and Private Sectors.
The project activities will be implemented in the core city and peri-urban areas of the municipality. All the activities of the project, such as open space identification, fire preparedness, air pollution monitoring and mitigation, and preparation of resilience strategy targets to increase preparedness and response capacities of local authorities and communities collaborating with the private sector in the urban context.
Objectives
Overall: Reduce the impact of disasters and build the resilience of the communities in urban areas of Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District and build the resilience of the communities in urban areas of the municipality.
Specific: Targeted municipalities are better prepared to respond to disasters and manage urban risk
Activities
Municipal Kick-off Meeting
The meeting was held on 1st March 2021, in the Changunarayan municipality hall. The Mayor, deputy mayor, chief executive officer, ward chairpersons, members of the municipality’s executive body, representatives from DCA and ISET-Nepal participated in the discussion. The meeting’s main agenda was to inform relevant representatives of Changunarayan municipality about this project and seek their support in implementation. Detailed information on the activities to be carried out under the project was shared among the participants. This session also collected views of the participants on the project activities and sought their support.
Identification and mapping of humanitarian open spaces in Changunarayan Municipality, Bhaktapur District
“Identification and Mapping of Open Spaces “for humanitarian purposes as a part of Disaster Response and Management have started in Changunarayan Municipality. ISET-Nepal, Changunarayan Municipality, and NAXA jointly organized the sensitization workshop on August 2, 2021, in ward number 2 of Changunarayan Municipality. Ward officials, DRR personnel, and representatives of wards 1 and 2 participated. The workshop discussed the importance of GIS, drone-based mapping for open space identification and documentation. NAXA is our digital partner.