Floods of Discontent: The Limits of Planning in Nepal's Mountainous Terrain The recent floods in Nepal have raised questions about the effectiveness of conventional prevention measures. Dr.
Basanta Raj Adhikari, Director of the Center for Disaster Studies at Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering, has been studying the region's vulnerabilities and advocating for a shift towards risk informed adaptation.
Nepal's complex mountain terrain makes it nearly impossible to predict every extreme event.