The 2021 Melamchi Disaster and the Future of Risk Management in the Himalayas

The Himalayan region is no stranger to natural hazards like flash floods, landslides, and river damming, but recent events have shown that these hazards are more interconnected than ever. The 2021 Melamchi disaster wasn't a single catastrophic event but rather a cascade of smaller, interconnected incidents that compounded over time, resulting in widespread destruction across settlements and infrastructures along the Melamchi River.
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Keywords: Himalayan hazards, multi-hazard risk, Melamchi disaster, cascading events, risk management, climate adaptation, hydrologic modeling, landslide damming, flood impacts.