Map 1: Seismic Hazard Map of South Asia Region. Z = Seismic Zoning Factor for Design of Buildings in Nepal Map 2: Seismic zoning of Nepal

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2 National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) is implementing the program Promoting Public Private Partnership for Earthquake Risk Management (3PERM) with the funding support from United States Agency for International Development, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) during October 2011 September This program envisions on tapping the vast potentials of private sector for contribution to Earthquake Risk Reduction in Kathmandu Valley and Nepal. The participation of the private sector is essential, and should be a matter of fact perpetually in disaster risk reduction processes. Therefore, it is necessary to raise awareness of the private sector, convince the businesses that earthquake risk management is much more than charity, and demonstrate the economic, social and corporate feasibility of PPP in disaster risk reduction, and pursuade that it is a sound investment to be done. 3PERM also emphasizes on the added benefits of this program to other sectors such as tourism, cultural heritage preservation, contribution to social assets generation and others. This 3-year program has been moduled with the view to a) Raise awareness of all stakeholders, especially the private sector and other stakeholders that closely relate with potential earthquake risk reduction activities to be led by the private sector, b) Enhance the level of commmitments and potential energy and leadership of private sector to consider Earthquake Risk Management as one of the priority areas for mainstreaming into the development processes, and c) Implement a detailed study of the model PPP in urban regeneration to be piloted in a demonstration neighborhood of the core area of Kathmandu. Background Nepal faces a variety of natural hazards. The frequency and intensities of natural hazards are very high. Earthquake is one of the most significant natural hazards the entire country faces. The entire country falls in a high earthquake intensity belt (Map 1). The seismic zoning map of Nepal divides the country into three zones the middle part of the country is slightly higher than the northern and the southern parts (Map 2). Map 1: Seismic Hazard Map of South Asia Region (Source: Global Seismic Hazard Map) Z = Seismic Zoning Factor for Design of Buildings in Nepal Map 2: Seismic zoning of Nepal (Source: National Building Code of Nepal, 1994) The country has a long history of destructive earthquakes. About ten episodes of earthquake shaking greater than or equal to intensities MMI IX have been reported in Kathmandu in the past 750 years! Earthquake of the year 1934 (1990B.S.) is the most devastating one in the Nepali history that caused 8519 human deaths, destroyed 20 percent and damaged 40 percent of the valley s building stock. The most recent earthquake that badly hit Nepal was the

3 moderate size earthquake (Magnitude 6.6) of 1988 affecting mostly the eastern part of Nepal. 721 people lost their lives in this earthquake. The very recent tremor of 18 September 2011 has deeply alarmed to pay more organized efforts on promoting Earthquake Safety of Nepal. Public Private Partnership (PPP) for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is a new concept in Nepal. However this approach promises to be one of the most effective approaches as it helps creating win-win situation by: Sharing by the public and private sectors the perceived roles in disaster risk management, Unleashing the local potentials by contributing towards fulfilling the roles expected by the society, not only as a responsibility but as business as usual, Contributing to reduce disaster risks, protection of the environment, raising voice for a better governance including making cities safer by better enforcement of the building codes; enhancing both the government's and companies ability to recover from earthquake losses. Program Description The overall Goal of the program is: Improved earthquake disaster resilience of Nepal The Objective of the program is - Increase disaster awareness and promote public private partnership (PPP) for earthquake risk management in Nepal. PROGRAM STRATEGY NSET adopts following key approaches: a) Awareness-raising and capacity building will be the inherent component of all program activities. All activities are geared towards increasing disaster awareness of corporate sector, community, and the government. Similarly, enhancing capacity of people and institutions will be in focus in all program activities. b) Use of existing local capacity/ local community interaction: NSET s activities, including those proposed under this program, are to be implemented by using local technical people with active participation of the local communities and local leaders. These actions are the felt-needs ones, and the involvement of local stakeholder s representative drives the programs to a higher level of acceptability and ownership by local people, institutions, and the local government. c) Learning from international standards and practices: NSET is already practicing and will continue to subscribe to the principles and standards promulgated by such forum as INSARAG, and SPHERE. The experiences of urban regeneration programs, for example those implemented in Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans in the US and in many Mediterranean cities and also the experiences of European cities such as those of Barcelona, Marseilles, and Genoa will be translated to local context and conditions. d) Collaboration/coordination: NSET believes in sharing information and experiences. NSET has posted and will continue posting all of its publications, methodologies, information and experiences in its web site e) Institutionalization: NSET will emphasize on institutionalization of the methodology, processes and successes for the long-term sustainability of the DRR. The following are the main activities, strategies and approaches for their implementation. Activity 1: Conduct Massive Awareness Campaign on ERM A massive awareness campaign is to be conducted for raising general awareness on DRM and also on the possibilities of public private partnership for ERM. The campaign itself will be conducted on a public private partnership approach. Collaboration with several private companies will be explored and encouraged for the campaign.

4 The following sub-activities are proposed under the campaign: a) Radio programs: Weekly radio program (through 20FM Radio Stations from all over the country) and Radio PSAs. b) Television programs: Weekly TV programs, TV PSAs and Telefilms c) Campaign through print media: PSAs, Articles/Columns, Reports d) Publications: Hand Books, Guideline on earthquake safety construction methods, Posters & Fliers e) Internet campaign/e-bulletin (Monthly) f) Display boards (hording boards or electronic boards) with earthquake safety messages in at least 3 locations in all of the 58 municipalities and 75 district headquarters of Nepal g) Door-to-door campaign (mobile clinics) to building construction sites. h) Street drama and other demonstrations (at least in 3 places in each development region) i) Production and distribution of Short Thematic Video films (5min, 10min & 15 min duration) j) Development and Distribution of CDs/DVDs on Earthquake Preparedness (distribute in all 30,000 schools and 4,000 VDCs during the project duration) Activity 2: Enhancement of Public Private Partnership for Earthquake Risk Reduction There will be a series of consultative and brainstorming meetings will be organized inviting senior corporate sector personnel and key disaster risk managers together with renowned social and political leaders. Such consultative meetings will be on one hand helpful in raising awareness of the private sector on disaster risk reduction, and on the other hand, will be useful in identifying possible areas of collaboration for PPP. The following sub-activities are proposed as part of the consultation and advocacy process: a) One -on-one meeting with the top twenty private sector businesses in Nepal b) Consultative Meetings c) Invited lectures in Rotary Clubs d) Jointly design, develop and implement of DRR Programs e) Promotion of Urban Regeneration (see activity 3) Activity 3: Feasibility Study of Urban Regeneration of a Part of Kathmandu Core City Area as a DRM activity NSET has initated concept work on Urban Regeneration in the city core area of Kathmandu. Under this activity, NSET will carry on detail feasibility study of this model. This Activity will include the following sub-activities: a) Collection and analysis of relevant data and information b) Earthquake Risk Perception survey c) Survey and Analysis for Tourism potential d) Identification of alternatives for Urban regeneration: Technical alternatives e) Cost Benefit analysis f) Consensus-building meetings with different target groups such as a) local residents, b) social leaders, c) local and central level government agencies and others g) Sharing workshops h) I.E.C. materials production & dessemination GEOGRAPHIC AREA Program coverage: 3PERM has been on visioned to have Nationwide coverage but more intensively focused on Kathmandu and other Urban as well as urbanizing areas of Nepal.

5 Concept of Urban Regeneration in Core Area of Kathmandu: This is a concept of redevelopment of city core area with improved infrastructure, enhanced economic activities, transformed old earthquake-vulnerable building stock into earthquake-resistant neighborhood, improved Quality of Life, preserved historic & architectural heritages and social relation from a situation of highly vulnerable buildings without possibility of seismic retrofitting; poor accessibility, especially for emergency services; poor Infrastructures; under-utilized high tourism and economic potentials and cultural heritage and vernacular architecture at high risk due to seismic and fire hazards, and also due to the current trend of building repair & replacement. Transformation of the city core: Left photo (before regeneration), right photo (after regeneration). Centre photo shows a typical building façade after urban regeneration Beneficiaries Direct Beneficiaries: Urban and Urbanizing communities People pilot area ot many urban regeneration program Private sectors Indirect Beneficiaries (Total): Total population of Nepal: approximately 23 million Transition and Exit Strategy The 3PERM program pertains to implementing mitigation and prevention measures for earthquake risk management. This is rather a long-term task, with the strategic objective achieved only in several years. In this context, NSET s strategy will be to continue engagement in areas that show success and fulfillment of the objectives, developing new methods and helping the stakeholders to implement new initiatives. However, in this project, NSET is determined to taper its involvement, especially the financial contribution, encouraging the private sector to gradually take greater tasks as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. For further detail: National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal (NSET) Sainbu VDC, Ward No. 4, Bhaisepati Residential Area, Lalitpur GPO Box: 13775, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: , Fax: , nset@nset.org.np, URL: