Natural disasters are social and political phenomena. Social structures create vulnerability to natural hazards and
governments are often seen as responsible for the effects of disasters. This research tried to highlight the effects of disasters on
housing and livelihood management on rural areas of Nepal after the earthquake. It is because urban areas are always hard hit
by the disasters like earthquake and these areas are still unable to generate strong insight for disaster prevention. Thus this
paper tried to investigate the disaster prevention strategies being followed in urban areas and the analysis of roles played by
different stakeholders in promoting the implementation of disaster prevention strategies in major cities of Nepal. Mixed method
research is implemented to understand the knowledge of disaster management at present, the emerging issues in reconstruction
and the roles played by different stakeholders to solve the issues and promote the disaster prevention in rural community of
Nepal.
