Nepal is rebuilding Rasuwa after devastating floods, shifting focus to proactive infrastructure management. Resilience and climate risk must guide all future development projects in the region. The floods demonstrated a polycrisis, necessitating interconnected risk accounting for greater resilience. AI can strengthen adaptation through robust early-warning systems for disaster preparedness. Regional countries must cooperate on cross-border mechanisms for sustainable infrastructure development.

Conventional flood-risk assessments may no longer capture the risks facing mountain communities and downstream infra

This article is authored by Dikshu C Kukreja, urban planner, socio-environmentalist and managing principal, CP Kukreja Architects, New Delhi.

This article is authored by Ritu Kumari, development professional, Bengaluru.