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• Nepal earthquake April 2015

  On 25 April 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal, killing over 8000 people, and injuring thousands more. A second devastating earthquake hit the country on 12 May.

  • Updated: 8 August 2018
• Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters: Evidence from the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005

  This paper traces the effects of a devastating earthquake that occurred in Northern Pakistan in 2005

  • Updated: 29 May 2020
• Turkey and Syria earthquakes: UK government response

  How the UK government is responding to the earthquakes which struck Turkey and north-west Syria on 6 February 2023.

  • Updated: 5 April 2023
• Extreme weather and natural hazards

  How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.

  • Updated: 13 May 2024
• Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction Research: Scoping Study

  This study aims to understand what research and learning exist on reconstruction in Nepal (following the 2015 earthquake)

  • Updated: 12 July 2019
• Coordinating Energy Access in Emergencies: A Case Study on the Nepal Earthquake

  This case study describes the coordination process, its long term outcomes, and several tools that facilitates response

  • Updated: 6 September 2016
• Japan travel advice

  FCDO travel advice for Japan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • Updated: 28 August 2026
• SAGE minutes: Nepal earthquake, 2015

  Minutes of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) teleconference on the Nepal earthquake in 2015.

  • Updated: 10 September 2015
• GIM8110 - Reinsurance and other forms of risk transfer: types of reinsurance: Japanese earthquake risks
  • Updated: 18 March 2016
• Overseas business risk: Japan
  • Updated: 13 June 2023