Nepal: DIEM-Impact agricultural livelihood assessment

On 3 November 2023, an earthquake with high macroseismic intensity categorized at 5.7 on the Richter scale struck western Nepal at 23.47 (UTC +5:45). The initial earthquake was followed by several aftershocks with similar magnitudes. The earthquakes impacted several districts in Karnali province, mainly Jajarkot and Rukum West, and have caused loss of life and injuries across the region. The Data in Emergencies (DIEM) team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) examined satellite images over the period to understand the impact and published a StoryMap including recommendations on 9 November 2023 (FAO, 2023a). One of these recommendations was to conduct an in-depth household livelihoods assessment. This StoryMap provides the main findings of the data collected during the recommended assessment conducted by DIEM-Impact along with additional geospatial data.