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Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs; Ivan Head South-North IDRC Chair, University of British Columbia

Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster

Buddhist monks conducting death rituals in Nepal's Trishuli river valley in September 2026 to honour victims of devastating flash floods. (Usha Titikshu), CC BY

With chances of further sensational hydropower tunnel rescues dimming, the devastating ice-rock avalanche in August at the Nepal-Tibet border and catastrophic floods downstream are no longer making global headlines.

But now is the time to pay careful attention to community-centred lessons from past disasters as complex planning decisions are made about recovery and reconstruction that will shape long-term outcomes.

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