poverty gap, which is as high as 50 percentage points or more in some specific cases in Nepal, Pakistan, or India. The gap in … (e.g., India, Nepal, and Pakistan), in regional development (e.g., the Philippines) and the large urban-rural gap (e …

The Maoist insurgency in Nepal is one of the highest intensity internal conflicts in recent times. Investigation into … districts of Nepal is significantly explained by the degree of inequalities …

. We study Nepal's civil war that escalated sharply from 2001 to contribute evidence on these local effects. We combine geo … localities in Nepal. We model the likelihood of a locality being affected by conflict and the intensity of the conflict, in terms … sufficient condition for the escalation of civil conflict. The strategy used by the rebels in Nepal saw the conflict escalate …

prevention and mitigation of such disasters. Accurate forecasts of potential large fires assist fire managers in preparing … resources and strategic planning for fire suppression. Furthermore, fire forecasting can a priori inform insurers on potential … financial losses due to large fires. This paper describes a probabilistic model for predicting wildland fire risks using the two …