NAXA

28/09/2026

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

How can Nepal move from E𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 W𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 E𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 A𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
What can we learn from global experiences in designing effective warning and monitoring systems?
What should we do differently before the next disaster like the Rasuwa - Bhotekoshi strikes?
etc.

These questions were at the centre of the second webinar in our three-part 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝘂𝘄𝗮–𝗕𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 webinar series.
The session brought together experts from Nepal and internationally to discuss hydrological and mountain hazard monitoring, evacuation systems, open mapping, GeoAI, community information, disaster intelligence, and comprehensive Loss and Damage assessment.
One message stood out across the discussion:

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

We have captured the key insights, expert perspectives and practical priorities for Nepal in a short blog, together with the full webinar recording. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
https://lnkd.in/gYc_SgH4

Jointly organised by Climate Risk and Resilience Lab, NAXA, Creasion Nepal & , in collaboration with the Climate Change Management Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment Nepal -Moafe.

24/09/2026

Meet the behind the Webinar

Register Here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxPIL9aJtWitNvfs5EZuIkJd9uJs5Yw-L66sjyldVv6YhP5g/viewform

24/09/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝟐 | 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚: From Early Warning to Loss & Damage Assessment

Following the first webinar on the physical science, climate attribution and cascading hazards behind the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi Climate Catastrophe 2026, Webinar 2 turns to a critical question:
How can better data, monitoring, early warning and frontier technologies help reduce future losses and strengthen resilience across the Himalaya?

The session will bring together experts from Nepal and internationally to explore:
🔹 Avalanche and rockslide early warning
🔹 GLOF and extreme mountain flood monitoring
🔹 Crowdsourced and humanitarian mapping
🔹 GeoAI and AI-assisted damage assessment
🔹 Data-driven Loss and Damage assessment
🔹 Translating science and technology into actionable early warning and response

𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫
Dr. Dharam Raj Uprety — Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA)
Keynote: From Early Warning to Loss and Damage: Nepal’s Way Forward

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬
Er. Sanjeeb Baral — Executive Director, Centre of Hydrology and Water Resources Research (CHWRR)
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫
Uttam Pudasaini — Co-Founder, NAXA & DASTAA; Chevening Scholar | Big Bets Fellow – The Rockefeller Foundation

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬
Thomas Stucki — Head of Avalanche Warning Service, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Switzerland
Stefan Schneider — Branch Manager - Environment, Geology & Water, CSD Engineers Switzerland; Head of Brienz Early Warning Service (2015–2025)
Rebecca Firth — Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Jonas von Wartburg — Consultant, Monitoring Solutions, Geoprevent, Switzerland
Dr. Ashok Dahal, PhD — Geo-AI Scientist & Assistant Professor, ITC, University of Twente, Netherlands

🗓️ 25 September 2026
⏰ 13:30–16:00 NPT (GMT+5:45)
📍 Online | Register: https://qrfy.io/WAi2GpyXyl

Organised by: Climate Risk & Resilience Lab (CRR Lab) | NAXA | Creasion Nepal | Nepal Climate Centre

Binod Parajuli, Preshika Baskota, Sujata Koirala, Anupama Aryal, Neekita Khanal, Puskar Usha Paudel, Abhishek Shrestha

𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝟐 | 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚: From Early Warning to Loss & Damage Assessment

Following the first webinar on the physical science, climate attribution and cascading hazards behind the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi Climate Catastrophe 2026, Webinar 2 turns to a critical question:
How can better data, monitoring, early warning and frontier technologies help reduce future losses and strengthen resilience across the Himalaya?

The session will bring together experts from Nepal and internationally to explore:
🔹 Avalanche and rockslide early warning
🔹 GLOF and extreme mountain flood monitoring
🔹 Crowdsourced and humanitarian mapping
🔹 GeoAI and AI-assisted damage assessment
🔹 Data-driven Loss and Damage assessment
🔹 Translating science and technology into actionable early warning and response

𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫
Dr. Dharam Raj Uprety — Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA)
Keynote: From Early Warning to Loss and Damage: Nepal’s Way Forward

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬
Er. Sanjeeb Baral — Executive Director, Centre of Hydrology and Water Resources Research (CHWRR)
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫
Uttam Pudasaini — Co-Founder, NAXA & DASTAA; Chevening Scholar | Big Bets Fellow – The Rockefeller Foundation

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬
Thomas Stucki — Head of Avalanche Warning Service, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Switzerland
Stefan Schneider — Branch Manager - Environment, Geology & Water, CSD Engineers Switzerland; Head of Brienz Early Warning Service (2015–2025)
Rebecca Firth — Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Jonas von Wartburg — Consultant, Monitoring Solutions, Geoprevent, Switzerland
Dr. Ashok Dahal, PhD — Geo-AI Scientist & Assistant Professor, ITC, University of Twente, Netherlands

🗓️ 25 September 2026
⏰ 13:30–16:00 NPT (GMT+5:45)
📍 Online | Register: https://qrfy.io/WAi2GpyXyl

Organised by: Climate Risk & Resilience Lab (CRR Lab) | NAXA | Creasion Nepal | Nepal Climate Centre
𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡: Climate Change Management Division (CCMD), MoAFE, Government of Nepal

Binod Parajuli, Preshika Baskota, Sujata Koirala, Anupama Aryal, Neekita Khanal, Puskar Usha Paudel, Abhishek Shrestha

21/09/2026

On 19th September 2026, Nepal launched its Online National MRV Portal, strengthening how the country measures, reports, and verifies greenhouse gas emissions, NDC progress, adaptation efforts, and climate finance.

Read all about it: https://www.wwfnepal.org/knowledge_hub_/newsroom/?398175

The portal, developed through the CBIT project with financial support from GEF and WWF Nepal as the implementing partner, will help turn climate data into evidence-based action.

GD Labs and Research Bhupendra Das

17/09/2026

🎙️ Meet the voices behind Webinar 1

For our first session, we are bringing together expertise spanning mountain geoscience, glacier and permafrost dynamics, climate attribution, climate policy, and Himalayan risk.

We are pleased to feature:

🏔️ Dr. Simon K. Allen — University of Zurich, Switzerland
🧊 Dr. Alton C. Byers — University of Colorado Boulder, USA
❄️ Amrit Thapa — University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
🌍 Prof. Dr. Friederike E. L. Otto — Imperial College London, UK
🏛️ Dr. Maheshwor Dhakal — Climate Change Management Division, MoAFE, Government of Nepal

The session will be moderated by Binod Parajuli, Executive Director, CRR Lab.

Each brings a distinct perspective to a shared question: how do we piece together the science of a complex mountain catastrophe?

📅 18 September 2026 | 20:00–22:00 NPT

Swipe through the poster to learn more about each speaker and their expertise.

Registration is open: https://tinyurl.com/vmt2s9kn

CRR Lab, NAXA, Creasion Nepal, Nepal Climate Centre

16/09/2026

**𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐰𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞**

1. Why did this happen?
2. What does science tell us about the role of a changing climate? How can frontier technologies strengthen early warning, rapid assessment, response and recovery?
3. How should Loss and Damage and climate justice shape the way we understand impacts on vulnerable mountain communities?

Through our 3-part webinar series, From to , we aim to bring these perspectives together and move beyond fragmented conversations toward a more integrated understanding of risk, resilience and future action.

Organised by:
Climate Risk and Resilience Lab | NAXA | Creasion Nepal | Nepal Climate Centre

In collaboration with:

Climate Change Management Division (CCMD), Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment Nepal -Moafe

🌏 From Devastation to Resilience

The Rasuwa Bhotekoshi Climate Catastrophe 2026 has opened an important conversation about science, climate risk, cascading mountain hazards, policy, and the future of Himalayan resilience.

We are bringing together leading scientists, experts and policymakers to enrich the ongoing discourse and explore the pathways from devastation to resilience.

Science | Policy | Technology | Future Outlook

Through a 3-part webinar series, we will explore the physical science behind the catastrophe, climate attribution, disaster impacts and Loss & Damage, technology for rapid assessment and response, and the policy and institutional actions needed to build a more resilient Himalaya.

📢 Stay tuned for registration, speakers and programme details.

Organised by:
Climate Risk & Resilience Lab (CRR Lab) | NAXA | Creasion Nepal | Nepal Climate Centre

In collaboration with:
Climate Change Management Division (CCMD), Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment (MoAFE), Government of Nepal

02/09/2026

🌊 Mappers Needed | Nepal Flood 2026 🗺️

In response to the 26 August Nepal Floods, professionals from NAXA , MapBuds, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and Open Mapping Hub - Asia-Pacific Team have launched mapping efforts to generate timely information for response and recovery efforts. 🗺️

Many people are still missing, while rescue and response operations are ongoing. Volunteers and responders working in the field need reliable and up-to-date spatial data to better understand the affected areas and support their efforts.

To help, we are mapping and validating roads and buildings through the HOT Tasking Manager:

🚧 https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/63235 — Road Mapping: 58% remaining
🏠 https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/63236 — Building Mapping: 40% remaining

Every mapped road and building can help responders navigate, plan, and make better-informed decisions on the ground.

👉 Join the mapping effort: https://bit.ly/mapnepalflood

If you can map, map. If you can validate, validate. Every contribution matters. 🇳🇵💙

02/09/2026

**Salute to Captain Priya and Our Rescue Heroes Working Day and Night**

A couple of years ago, during a glacial lake risk assessment mission led by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Maskey and Dr bhakta kayastha sir , our team had the opportunity to fly with Captain Priya while conducting drone and helicopter-based surveys. We witnessed firsthand her exceptional flying skills, precision, and ability to operate in Nepal’s extremely challenging mountain terrain.

Today, seeing Captain Priya and many other pilots and rescue teams working tirelessly, day and night, in the ongoing rescue operations is deeply inspiring.

Our heartfelt salute to Captain Priya and all our rescue heroes who continue to take extraordinary risks to reach stranded people and save lives.

28/08/2026

📢 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱! 🇳🇵

In response to the devastating floods and mudslides that swept through the Lhende Khola river valley in Nepal, resulting in heavy tolls on lives and critical infrastructure, NAXA, MapBuds, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), and the wider tech community in Nepal are coming together to support evidence-based humanitarian action in line with joint national efforts.

The collaborative effort includes processing drone imagery, mapping and validating affected areas, and using the fAIr platform to map and compare building footprints before and after the floods, helping generate timely information for response and recovery efforts.

🗺️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀: https://bit.ly/mapnepalflood (currently open to intermediate mappers)
📍 If you are part of an organisation or community involved in the response and have geospatial data needs, please reach out to Bernard Heng ([email protected]) with your priority locations and features for mapping.

Every contribution helps. Thank you for standing in solidarity and supporting local responders and communities affected by the floods. धन्यवाद 💙

📚 Additional details and resources: https://bit.ly/nepalflood-wiki

📢 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱! 🇳🇵

On 26 August 2026, devastating floods and mudslides swept through the Lhende Khola river valley, Nepal, resulting in heavy tolls on lives and critical infrastructure. As of 27 August, early reports indicate an estimated 160 casualties and around 1,500 people missing across Nepal and Tibet, with numbers expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue.

In response, professionals from NAXA, MapBuds, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and the wider tech community in Nepal are coming together to support evidence-based humanitarian action in line with joint national efforts.

The collaborative effort includes processing drone imagery, mapping and validating affected areas, and using the fAIr platform to map and compare building footprints before and after the floods, helping generate timely information for response and recovery efforts.

🗺️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀: https://bit.ly/mapnepalflood (currently open to intermediate mappers)

📍 If you are part of an organisation or community involved in the response and have geospatial data needs, please reach out to Bernard Heng ([email protected]) with your priority locations and features for mapping.

Every contribution helps. Thank you for standing in solidarity and supporting local responders and communities affected by the floods. धन्यवाद 💙
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📚 Additional details and resources: https://bit.ly/nepalflood-wiki

24/08/2026

𝐂𝐨-𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐀𝐈-𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Two days of learning, discussion, and co-design, and an important step toward building a more practical, responsible, and locally relevant approach to # AI-enabled & assessment for Nepal.

We were honoured to have Professor Dr Jha, Member of the National Planning Commission, deliver the keynote on Nepal’s emerging AI opportunity, and Dr Dharam R Uprety, Chief Executive of NDRRMA, share special remarks on the importance of technology for disaster risk management and loss and damage. Dr Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari - President of DPNet Nepal, emphasised the importance of localised AI & encouraged stakeholders to share more relevant datasets to strengthen contextual training & develop models better suited to Nepal.

The workshop combined hands-on learning and co-design. Er. Saroj Dahal led practical sessions on using AI; Nishon Tandukar introduced GeoAI and demonstrated the building-damage assessment approach we are experimenting with; and Drabid Subedi discussed responsible AI, ethics, privacy, and accountability. Shrestha presented the distinction between damage assessment and broader loss and damage assessment. Binod Parajuli then facilitated an engaging co-design session, leading discussions on the workflows, functions, & priorities that a comprehensive loss and damage solution should include.
The workshop was co-organised with Disaster Preparedness Network Nepal - DPNet Nepal & brought together 45+ stakeholders from government, humanitarian, development, academic and private-sector institutions. It was conducted under the project “Localised GeoAI Models for Post-Disaster Damage Assessment Aimed at Enhancing Reconstruction and Development Planning Efforts,” implemented by NAXA, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and VITA Lab at EPFL.

Special appreciation to the Tech4Dev program under the EssentialTech Centre at EPFL for supporting and funding this initiative. We will now document the workshop sessions, recommendations and co-design findings and share them with all stakeholders, ensuring that these discussions directly inform what we build next.






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Suraj Gautam Uttam Pudasaini Pratik Shrestha