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Impact of an educational program on earthquake awareness and preparedness in Nepal
Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
György Hetényi
Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ross Shackleton
Institute of Geography and Sustainability, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- A Call to Action for a Comprehensive Earthquake Education Policy in Nepal G. Hetényi & S. Subedi https://doi.org/10.26443/seismica.v2i2.242
- Building the Himalaya from tectonic to earthquake scales L. Dal Zilio et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-021-00143-1
- The Representation of Earthquakes in Hindu Religion: A Literature Review to Improve Educational Communications in Nepal S. Subedi & G. Hetényi https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.668086
- Organizing an Earthquake Learning Exhibition for transferring geoscience knowledge to the public: the example from Nepal S. Subedi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-101-2026
- Risk communication in Nepal: a scoping review of trends, gaps and future directions C. Bhandari et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2026.1744196
- Enhancing Education on Protective Measures through Visual Arts and the STEAM Approach in First and Second-Grade Elementary School D. Liakopoulou et al. https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.41672
- The educational community and its knowledge and perceptions of native and invasive alien species A. Sosa et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00683-y
- Moving beyond S Minus P Earthquake Locations as “THE” Lab in Seismology Education M. Hubenthal & J. Taber https://doi.org/10.1785/0220210251
- A review of disaster risk reduction education implementation: Integration, trends, and trajectories R. Tyas et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102015
- Tectonic significance of the 2021 Lamjung, Nepal, mid-crustal seismic cluster B. Koirala et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01888-3
- A Novel Scale for Evaluating Digital Readiness toward Earthquakes: A Comprehensive Validity and Reliability Analysis N. Sancar & N. Cavus https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010252
- Using paired teaching for earthquake education in schools S. Mohadjer et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-281-2021
- Local earthquake monitoring with a low-cost seismic network: a case study in Nepal S. Subedi et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-024-02047-y
- Increasing earthquake awareness: seismo-at-school Switzerland M. Böse et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-223-2026
- THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING TEACHERS' DISASTER LITERACY: INTERDISCIPLINARY DISASTER EDUCATION PROGRAM (IDEP) A. Şeyihoğlu et al. https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/21.79.781
- Assessing earthquake preparedness in a culturally diverse international students population: a case of Ehime university in Shikoku, Japan T. Atalyan & N. Bhandary https://doi.org/10.1007/s44367-025-00024-0
- Examining the impact of open schooling in science education: the case of educational seismology M. Papaevripidou et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2407562
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We study the impact of an educational seismology program on earthquake awareness and preparedness in Nepal. We see that educational activities implemented in schools are effective at raising awareness levels and in improving adaptive capacities and preparedness for future earthquakes. Knowledge also reached the broader community though social learning, leading to broadscale awareness. The result observed in this study is encouraging for the continuation and expansion of the program.
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