Recently, the Knowledge and Research program from CARE and the Nepal Red Cross Society together with Jaleshwar Municipality began implementing community-based low cost flood risk reduction measures through action planning.  The project enhanced the capacity of communities to cope with and manage flood disasters by building institutional capacities through establishing various committees including, Community Based Disaster Management Committee, Disaster Preparedness Subcommittees, First Aid Subcommittees, Disaster Relief Subcommittees, and Coordination Subcommittees.  These committees were provided with relevant skills and knowledge to enable them to handle disasters more efficiently and effectively.  The project produced two pictorial manuals on how to prepare for floods, which were distributed among the communities. Link to Source