Nepal earthquake: a rapid review of the response and a few lessons learnt, 2016

15/01/2016

The lessons learned from the response to the earthquakes in Nepal in 2015 are of particular interest because the country had previously been the focus of numerous peace building, humanitarian and disaster management activities. The following review presents lessons learned about the strengths and weaknesses of the disaster response, particularly the initial phases of the response and the difficulties faced in recovering from this period.