Resilience is the topic of discussion about Nepal earthquake

It"s been less than seven months since a devastating earthquake shook the Himalayan nation of Nepal, leaving more than 9,000 people dead, more than 23,000 injured and hundreds of thousands of homeless.

The story of the earthquake — and how the country is recovering — will be front and center Monday (Nov. 16) when Gangalal Tuladhar, a member of the Nepal Parliament and former education minister, speaks at Forum Tulane: Resilience, sponsored by the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane University.

The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Jones Hall, Room 204, on the Tulane uptown campus. It will be followed by a reception.

Tuladhar will be joined by Ky Luu, executive director of the DRLA and a clinical associate professor. The two will speak about the Nepal earthquake and key lessons on how to reduce disaster risk and promote resilience in vulnerable communities.

“Learning is a critical component of strengthening resilience,” says Luu, a former director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. “Therefore, the lessons that are emerging from the Nepal earthquake on how to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters can benefit us all as we face future challenges.”

Tuladhar is the coordinator for the National Campaign for Disaster Risk Reduction Nepal. An adviser to the former deputy prime minister and home minister, he organizes regular academic and parliamentarian seminar series for evidence-based local risk management systems and policies in Nepal.

For more information, email Meredith Feike or phone 504-314-7057.