Huntington Consulting, Alaska, USA

Village mobility and local resource utilisation are adaptation strategies in Nepal’s Koshi Floodplain

Rivers have historically been vital to human civilisation, fostering growth and societal evolution. While there has been a shift in population elsewhere, rivers remain hubs of activity, with the advent of new technologies and infrastructure development to attenuate the risk of hazards. However, many traditional communities are still living in river floodplains that routinely face...

Paudel, P.K., Timilsina, R.R.C., Sinha, R., Parajuli, S., Abedin, M.A., Adhikari, B.R., ... Huntington, H.P. (2025). Village mobility and local resource utilisation are adaptation strategies in Nepal’s Koshi Floodplain. APN Science Bulletin, 15(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2025.3075