Strategic
Direction for
Recovery
Prof. Dr. Govind Nepal
Member, NPC
Guiding Principles
Equity, inclusion and transparency
Pooling of financial resources
Creation of assets and skills in affected areas
Resilient recovery using local expertise and
materials
• Build back better
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Pre-requisites
• Strong political will and predictable resources
• Powerful implementation mechanism
• Active participation of affected communities
and stakeholders
• Quality assurance by civic, parliamentary,
and development partners
Key elements
• Central coordination, de-centralized
implementation
• Human resource and capacity
augmentation, including involvement of
Nepali diaspora
• Prioritization based on per capita effects
and vulnerability
• Varying time horizon, costs, public-private
division for each sector
• Strong coalition of key stakeholders
Housing and Settlements
• Risk-sensitive settlement planning
• Owner driven reconstruction in Nepali style
• Clustered settlements with basic services where
feasible
• Building code enforcement
• Technical and financial support
• Urban regeneration with house-pooling
• Productive use of rubble
• Building hazard-resistant homes
Cultural Heritage
• Reconstruct with modern interior but
salvaged, historical material on the exterior
• Retrofitting and preservation
• Incentivize homeowners in heritage
settlements
• Strengthen the Dept. of Archaeology
• Train artisans en-masse
Industry & Commerce
• Access to concessional re-start-up capital
• Rescheduling of loans and access to
working capital
• Temporary time-bound fiscal concessions
• PPP to revive tourism and cooperatives
• Fast-track approvals and renewals
• Education: Resumption of educational services and
restoration of infrastructure; Access to soft-loans for
private schools
• Health: Replacing temporary arrangement on top
priority
• Water & Sanitation: Restoration of water supply
schemes and resumption of Open Defecation-Free
campaign
• Transport: Speedy and efficient rehabilitation of
road network with enhanced reliability
All sector recovery strategies have strong
focus on gender equality and social inclusion
The strategic objective is to develop
a dynamic, flexible and responsive
recovery program that has an
unwavering focus on building
stronger communities