Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2347-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2347-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
Brief communication
 | 
08 Nov 2016
Brief communication |  | 08 Nov 2016

Brief communication: Loss and damage from a catastrophic landslide in Nepal

Kees van der Geest and Markus Schindler

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August 2014 saw a major landslide strike in a densely populated district 80 km northeast of Kathmandu, in Sindhupalchok district. This study combines evidence from surveys and interviews to assess impacts and preventive and coping measures taken. The impacts relative to annual income show that lower-income households lost up to 14 times their annual income, as opposed to 3 times for the wealthier. The implications of these findings for discussions surrounding loss and damage are discussed.
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