{ "$schema": "https://iarpg.com/country-context-volatile-recheck.schema.json", "record_type": "iarpg-country-context-volatile-recheck", "schema_version": "1.0", "release": "IARPG-OPS-2", "version": "2.0.25-wip", "recheck_id": "country-context-volatile-recheck-nepal-2026-07-23", "country": "Nepal", "country_slug": "nepal", "region": "Asia", "status": "reviewed-with-limitations", "research_cutoff_utc": "2026-07-23T20:01:27Z", "selection_method": "One time-sensitive claim under each of the six World Systems lenses. 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Independent technical review identifies underutilization, incomplete integration, limited granularity, and loss-data gaps, so portal output must not be treated as a complete observation of disaster impacts.", "audit_record_url": "/country-context/audits/nepal.json", "audit_source_record_url": "/docs/source-files/current-country-evidence-audit-2.0.23/nepal/audit-source-nepal-12.json", "recheck_disposition": "needs-qualification", "current_statement": "The NDRRMA BIPAD portal publishes hazard and incident information for situational awareness. 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