Nepal is entering a critical recovery phase one month after flash floods caused widespread destruction across Himalayan communities, raising urgent questions about how rebuilding should be managed. Experts, including Dr. Nimesh Dhungana of the London School of Economics and Political Science, are calling for post-disaster governance that prioritises accountability and meaningful involvement of affected communities rather than top-down reconstruction. The disaster has highlighted Nepal's (a landlocked Himalayan nation highly vulnerable to climate-driven extreme weather) broader challenges in building resilience against increasingly frequent and severe flooding events.