The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery recently assisted the Ministry of Home Affairs in organizing a probabilistic risk assessment training workshop focused on seismic risk from May 2-4, 2012 in Kathmandu. The event provided knowledge and skills training for conducing probabilistic risk assessments for multiple hazards using the CAPRA software and also discussed open data management using GeoNode platforms. Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, various government departments, municipalities, academic institutions, NGOs, and development partners participated. The CAPRA training workshop highlighted the need for a holistic approach to risk assessment in order to identify multi-hazard risk and use this information in decision-making and planning exercises aimed at reducing exposure to such risks. For more information, go to: ecapra.org/trainings
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