Green, resilient and inclusive development

The Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction highlighted lessons learned from the earthquake recovery.

In 2015, Nepal was facing an almost insurmountable challenge. The April 2015 earthquake upended the lives of 8 million Nepalis—nearly a third of the population. It claimed nearly 9,000 lives, injured more than 20,000 people, caused more than $7 billion in physical damage, and pushed nearly 1 million Nepalis back into poverty.