Nepal is acutely vulnerable to natural disasters. Because of its location in a seismically active region, risk of a major earthquake is everpresent. Major flooding, displacing tens of thousands, is an annual occurrence likely to increase in frequency and severity with global warming. While there are limited national response systems in place, preparedness and risk reduction activities are practically non-existent, and better coordination is urgently needed. Attention to psychosocial/mental health needs in disasters is only beginning. 

TPO Nepal has been providing emergency psychosocial response services since 2007: after the communal rioting in Kapilbastu, the fire in the Goldhap refugee camp, and presently in the aftermath of the Koshi River Flood.