Urban DRR Scoping Study

The purpose of the scoping study was to inform the NURP, prior to the project being up and running. The scoping study had three key objectives, which are outlined below and well presented in detail in this report: • To identify which urban resilience themes/approaches that the government ministries and donor agencies are active in. This will explore what their work consists of, and where they are focused geographically • To define a clear methodology for selecting focus areas for the Nepal Urban Resilience Project (NURP) using factors such as population size, growth rate, the prevalence of informal settlements, urban poverty, climatic and environmental risks, existing donor initiatives, local government dynamics, and strategic regional connections • To examine four urban municipalities (sampled across the country) in detail to unpack how land use planning and infrastructure is currently being implemented and to scope possible entry points through which risk-sensitive and resilient urban development can be built into these processes.