Nepal - Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Nepal’s diverse geoclimatic system
makes it vulnerable to a myriad of climatic-related events.
The combination of variable torrential rainfall patterns and
heavy monsoons, both extreme heat and cold, along with steep
terrain, increase the risks of floods including Glacial Lake
Outburst Floods (GLOFS), landslides, droughts, and
waterborne diseases (WBDs). Nepal’s communities are
particularly vulnerable to climate change, as they are
already hampered by poverty, being located in remote areas
and operating on subsistence agriculture. Given Nepal’s high
exposure and vulnerability to climate change, the World
Bank, through the Health Climate and Environment Program
(HCEP), is conducting a Climate and Health Vulnerability
Assessment (CHVA) in Nepal. The objective of this CHVA is to
assist decision-makers with planning effective adaptation
measures to deal with climate-related health risks. Where
available, these measures are provided at a subnational
level to assist regional health planners. The
recommendations of this CHVA are primarily targeted at the
health sector and related sectors that influence health
risks from climate changes, such as disaster risk management (DRM).
Palabras clave
CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT ON HEALTH, CHVA, VULNERABILITY