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Update cookies preferences Communities along the Nepal-India border share family, cultural, and economic ties. For generations, people upstream have called relatives downstream when rivers rose, creating an informal early warning network. This informal mechanism works until it does not. This article discusses ICIMOD and OPRI-SPF work to establish a long-term early warning system through the G2O project.
This article is cross-posted from the NASA Applied Sciences website. In Nepal, the combination of mountainous terrain and a monsoon climate means that severe weather can strike quickly. Effective disaster preparation requires high-quality forecasts, and the SERVIR program—a partnership of NASA and USAID—is helping partners in Nepal give communities that much needed early warning. In mid-June, clouds herald the arrival of the monsoon rains in Nepal.
There are some valid reasons why Nepal should not delay endorsing the $ 500 million MCC Compact agreement. With the parliamentary ratification of the MCC Compact due and the possibility of it being tabled on Thursday (Jan 06), the Nepali private sector is also observing the developments related to MCC closely. A lesser known fact, the private sector associations were consulted regarding the details of the MCC projects as far back as 2014 on the projects.
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