The National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal (NSET)
is a multidisciplinary professional society whose main goal
is to promote awareness of earthquake risk and implementation
of seismic risk reduction projects in Nepal. NSET is a non-governmental,
not for profit organization located in Kathmandu whose members
come from various professional fields. Its activities include
working with Kathmandu's key facilities managers to Strengthen
the City Infrastructure and to create an Earthquake Action Plan,
conducting public events such as the January 1998 Earthquake
Awareness Day and increasing the Safety of Public Schools in
the Valley. NSET is a national member of the International Association
of Earthquake Engineering and has developed close working relationships
with several international professional and academic institutions
in order to better achieve its goals.
GeoHazards International helped NSET to establish its office
and works closely with the organization, providing support and
training on many of NSET's projects. USAID provides funding
for much of the project, and funding is managed by ADPC/AUDMP.
NSET is also working to implement the RADIUS project in the
Kathmandu Valley in association with the United Nations International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN-IDNDR). The project
examines seismic risk in over 70 cities worldwide. In addition,
NSET's work has been used as a model by the RADIUS project for
in-depth case studies in nine cities around the world. NSET
is a member of the Nepal National Committee for the IDNDR and
has worked actively with numerous national and local government
institutions. NSET's national and international relationships
are an important resource in its ability to develop and implement
this plan. |
