Ms Sital Parajuli is currently an associate researcher at the Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction, Kathmandu. She is pursuing her Master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management at IOE Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur. Miss Parajuli is employed as a Civil Engineer at government service and has research interests in disaster risk reduction and management, seismic vulnerability, structural safety and emergency response. She has also worked as Team Leader Level 1 on “Seismic Retrofitting of Unsafe Rural Housing in Nepal Project” by the United Nations Office of Project Service (UNOPS).