GeoHazards International

Citation

(1999), "GeoHazards International", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 8 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.1999.07308cag.009

GeoHazards International

GeoHazards International

http://www.geohaz.org/kvermp.html

Speaking of seismic mitigation, GeoHazards International, a company specialising in the evaluation and reduction of earthquake hazards in developing nations, has undertaken a project within the framework of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre's Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program (see the Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XXI No. 2, p. 8) to assess and mitigate earthquake risks in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The objectives of the Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project include evaluating the region's seismic risk and prescribing an action plan for managing that danger; reducing the region's public schools' vulnerability; raising awareness among the public, government officials, the non-Nepalese residents of Kathmandu Valley, and international organisations about the valley's earthquake risk; and building local institutions that can sustain this project. This Web site provides background information about the project. Interested persons can also contact GeoHazards International, P.O. Box 7316, Stanford, CA 94309-7316. Tel: (650) 614 9050; Fax: (650) 614 9051; E-mail: info@geohaz.org.