Research Projects

Reconstruction and Disaster Management

In early 2019, the Nepal Reconstruction Authority (NRA) handed over several reconstruction-related responsibilities to local governments in areas affected by the 2015 earthquake. Under the new federal structure, local governments…

Political Violence Monitoring

Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN), Collective Campaign for Peace (CoCAP), and Nepal Monitor are tracking elections-related incidents of political violence through DRCN’s qualitative research and analysis of quantitative data collected…

Independent Impacts and Recovery Monitoring Nepal (IRM)

On 25 April 2015, a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Thousands were killed, tens of thousands were injured, and hundreds of thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. A second…

Political Transition and Constitution Implementation

Nepal entered a new phase in its democratic transition after the promulgation of the new constitution in September 2015. The constitution established Nepal as a secular, federal, democratic republic and…