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Disaster Cycle for an Earthquake in Nepal:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mitigation and prevention<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Improving building codes along with proper enforcement, plus modernising of vulnerable buildings.<\/p>\n Running earthquake drills and training for emergency services and communities<\/p>\n Land-use planning to minimize exposure to hazards: e.g. by ensuring power stations are not in vulnerable locations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Preparedness<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Developing early warning and public communication systems<\/p>\n Ensuring adequate supplies of emergency equipment and medical supplies<\/p>\n Creating evacuation plans for vulnerable communities<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Response and relief<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Activating search and rescue teams<\/p>\n Providing medical aid, clean water and food<\/p>\n Establishing temporary accomodation for displaced people<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rehabilitation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Reconstructing damaged buildings<\/p>\n Providing essential services such as water and electricity<\/p>\n Providing psychological support and therapy for affected people, especially hidden or marginalised communities<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reconstruction<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Rebuilding permanent housing and community structures to higher standards, and to better withstand future earthquakes<\/p>\n Financial support for affected individuals and business grants to revitalise local economies.<\/p>\n Making regular assessments of progress and documenting lessons learned<\/p>\n <\/p>\n References<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Adhikari, B. et al. (2020) “Earthquake rebuilding and response to COVID-19 in Nepal, a country nestled in multiple crises”, Journal of Global Health, 10(2). doi: 10.7189\/jogh.10.020367.<\/p>\n Our World In Data (2018) Human Capital Index vs. GDP per capita. Available at:\u00a0https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/human-capital-index-vs-gdp?country=FSM~NPL~HTI~KHM~GBR~USA~ARE~COD<\/a>\u00a0(Accessed: 6 February 2023). Data from World Development Indicators – World Bank (2022.05.26)<\/p>\n Khan, H., Vasilescu, L.G. and Khan, A., 2008. Disaster management cycle-a theoretical approach. Journal of Management and Marketing, 6(1), pp.43-50.<\/p>\n UNISDR. (2015). Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Geneva: UNISDR. [online]. Available at\u00a0http:\/\/www.preventionweb.net\/files\/43291_sendaiframeworkfordrren.pdf<\/a>. \u00a0(Accessed: 6 February 2023).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Having spent some time in Nepal a year or so after the earthquake, and knowing people there who were, and still are, impacted by the disaster, I’ve created a disaster management cycle for an earthquake in Nepal. As Kahn (2008) states, “disaster occurs only when hazards and vulnerability meet“, and that vulnerability can be broken … <\/p>\n