Case Study - Nepal

Question 1

Primary effects

Answer 1

• 9000 deaths and 20,000 injuries
• 8mn affected (1/3 Nepal’s population)
• food water and shelter needed by almost 1.5mn people for several weeks
• 50% of shops destroyed (affected food supplies)
• $5 billion in damage

Question 2

Number of deaths and injuries

Answer 2

9000 deaths
20,000 injuries

Question 3

%age of shops destroyed

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

Cost of damage

Answer 4

$5bn

Question 5

Basic supplies affected

Answer 5

• water
• electricity
• sanitation
• communications

Question 6

Secondary effects

Answer 6

• landslides and avalanches blocked roads
• 19 killed by avalanches on Mt. Everest
• Gandaki River blocked by landslide, causing flooding

Question 7

Effect of landslides and avalanches

Answer 7

• blocked roads
• 19 killed on Mt. Everest
• Gandaki River flooding

Question 8

Nepal - GDP rank

Answer 8

109th
$880 per capita

Question 9

HDI rank

Answer 9

145th
<0.6

Question 10

Immediate responses

Answer 10

• international search & rescue teams, water and medical support
• financial aid from many countries
• 500,000 tents for the homeless
• 300,000 migrated to capital for shelter with loved ones

Question 11

Examples of international support

Answer 11

• search & rescue
• water supplies
• medical support
• financial aid

Question 12

How many homeless tents

Answer 12

500,000

Question 13

How many migrated to capital?

Answer 13

300,000

Question 14

Long-term responses

Answer 14

• roads repaired/landslides cleared
• 7000 schools rebuilt/repaired
• stricter building codes
• tourist sites reopened to bring in income
• repairs to Everest base camp and trekking routes

Question 15

June 2015

Answer 15

International conference for technical and financial support