DEBRIS FLOOD TRIGGERED BY CASCADING HAZARD PHENOMENON ALONG MELAMCHI AND INDRAWATI RIVER BASINS, NEPAL

The ‘Scoping study on compound, cascading and systemic risks in the Asia-Pacific’, undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG), presents an important opportunity to explore the challenges and potential associated with better understanding and managing of compound, cascading and systemic risks in the global context, focusing, in particular, on the application of these concepts in the Asia Pacific region. As a scoping study, the report attempts to map and study the extent and nature of available studies and work on compound, cascading and systemic risks. Thereby, it brings forth prevalent terminologies, concepts and pertinent features of these risks.