Extreme poverty has nearly disappeared in Nepal, but half remain economically vulnerable, per Kathmandu Post. The country's progress in lifting people out of extreme poverty is notable, though significant portions of the population still face economic instability.
Construction boom pushes Nepal’s mountain settlements into flood-prone areas, Kathmandu Post reports. Rapid urbanization and development activities are increasing risks for communities located in vulnerable terrain, raising concerns about long-term sustainability.
Nepal's ruling party will not support Thapa as ambassador to Japan, according to Kathmandu Post. This political fallout reflects internal party dynamics affecting diplomatic appointments, highlighting ongoing tensions within the country's leadership structure.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E10, institutions; the pressure it names: economic vulnerability. Its words also reach E12 states, E7 ecosystems and E11 organizations.
Here it is a dynamic between institutions, states and ecosystems: extreme poverty and economically vulnerable (E10 institutions), with ruling party, diplomatic appointments, leadership structure and Thapa (E12 states), and flood-prone areas (E7 ecosystems).
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: extreme poverty, economically vulnerable.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: ruling party, diplomatic appointments, leadership structure, Thapa.
The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: flood-prone areas.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: construction boom.