principal Investigators and researchers

Researchers and Staffs

researcher

Dr. Moti Poudel

Project Coordinator

swk207@gmail.com

Education: Ph.D. Environmental Science, Kathmandu University

Current Research: Extending the Water Flow Diagram (WFD) with a Resilience Framework: A Participatory Tool to Assess the Water Climate Resilience in Panchkhal and Bidur Municipality, Nepal

Interest: Climate resilient WASH, Water Safety Plans, Auditing Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans, Water Quality, Solid waste management, Environment Auditing (IEE/EIA), Integrated water flow diagram.

Dr. Prativa Poudel

Researcher / Co- principal Investigator 

prativapoudel1@gmail.com

Education: Ph.D. Environmental Science, Kathmandu University

Current Research: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions from sanitation systems in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.

  Navigating Peri Urban Turbelence across water – food – climate challenges in South Asia (SAPUT).

Research Interests: Climate change, Climate resilient WASH, GHG emission measurement technique, Urbanisation

Mrs. Nelson Pokhrel

PhD Scholar, Kathmandu University 

pokhrelnelson6@gmail.com

Education: MSc. in Agriculture, Tribhuvan University

Current Research: Cage Aquaculture in Rupatal lake, Kaski, Nepal

Research Interests: Permaculture, Pond Aquaculture, Sustainable riverine and Lake fisheries management

Mr. Prayon Joshi

Research Associate

prayonjoshi@gmail.com

Education: MS in Geoinformatics, Nepal Open University University

Roles and Responsibilities: Modeling GHG emissions estimation from sanitation systems

Research Interest:  Environmental modeling, Satellite images and machine learning applications 

Mr. Rajan Kandel

Research Assistant

rajankandel9845@gmail.com

Education: B.Tech Environmental Engineering, Kathmandu University

Roles and Responsibilities: Field works, Data analysis, Report preparation, Lab works

Research Interest:  Water resource management, Groundwater, WASH, Wastewater treatment, Climate change 

Administrative Staffs

 

Mrs. Saraswoti Thapa

 

Position: Office support staff

Roles and Responsibilities: Office support

Alumni

  • Sikha Karki (September 2010 to 2011)
  • Urshula Bajracharya (September 2010 to 2011)
  • Ayush Joshi Gyawali (September 2011 to 2014)
  • Anisha Tuladhar (September 2011 to 2012)
  • Asmita Poudel (September 2012 to August 2013)
  • Saroj Thapa (September 2012 to August 2013)
  • Rupesh Subedi (July 2013 to 2014)
  • Nisha Gautam (July 2013 to 2014)
  • Suman Acharya (July 2014 to 2016)
  • Sumitra Paudel (July 2014 to 2015)
  • Jhuna Katel (August 2015 to 2016)
  • Shova Shrestha (August 2015 to 2016)
  • Sindhu Karki (August 2015 to 2016) M.Sc. Environment and Natural Resources, KU
  • Bibek Shrestha (2018 to 2019) B.Sc. Environmental Science, KU
  • Samikshya Chhetri (2018 to 2019) Sc. Environmental Science, KU
  • Anu Rai (2018 to 2019) B.Sc. Environmental Science, NAMI
  • Nischal Devkota (2018 to 2019) B.Sc. Environmental Science, NAMI
  • Tapasya Subedi (2019) B.Sc. Environmental Science, NAMI
  • Nilisha Khadgi (2019) BSc. Environmental Science, KU
  • Sheila Dangol  (2021 to 2023)
  • Suman Prakash Pradhan 
  • Smritee Subedi 
  • Bishal Lamsal
  • Sarana Tuladhar