Kathmandu, Jan. 24 -- In the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake, the World Bank launched the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project to provide support for rebuilding earthquake-resilient infrastructure in the country.

The project's objective was to replace affected houses with multi-hazard -resistant core housing units in targeted areas and to enhance the government's capacity to improve long-term disaster resilience, says the World Bank's website.

Between 2015 and 2017, the World Bank committed $500 million to its Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project in Nepal.

What is unusual here is that of the total committed budget 86 percent was reported as finance for climate change adaptation. However, the project is primarily related to a...