Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project (KVERMP) Click here to view the project location maps Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project (KVERMP) was initiated on September 1, 1997 by the National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET-Nepal) in association with GeoHazards International (GHI), as a regional program in Asia under the umbrella of the Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program (AUDMP), with a primary objective of taking initiatives for minimizing the impacts of earthquake risk in Kathmandu valley. Since its implementation, KVERMP has produced a Kathmandu Valley Risk Management Action Plan. This action plan is produced to assist the Government of Nepal, other concerned agencies and the municipalities in Kathmandu Valley to reduce the earthquake risk over time, by coordinating and focusing risk management activities elaborated in the plan. The project is into the fourth year of its operation and is working towards the implementation of other activities necessary for consolidating the accomplishments of the project to date.