The Fall School 2025 ‘Advanced Climate Data Analytics and Strategies’ under the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) funded project ‘Enhancing Climate Resilience in South Asia and China: Predicting Precipitation Shifts and Their Impacts for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resource Security’ completed successfully with five days of practical training, and a field excursion to a flood-impacted site, and enriching sessions of knowledge sharing and collaborative learning (14-18 October).
The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) led the training program that brought together Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, strengthening their technical capacity in climate data analysis and climate modelling. Expert trainers from the USA, China, and Nepal presented interactive theoretical and practical sessions.
The opening ceremony was graced by Mr. Toshiyuki Yamasaki (Director, APN) and Dr. Madan Lall Shrestha (SPG, APN). Dr. Dhiraj Pradhananga (Project Lead, TU/SEN) provided project updates, setting the tone for a week of impactful discussions and skill development.
Key technical sessions were facilitated by Dr. Ambarish Karmalkar (University of Rhode Island), Dr. Nir Krakauer (City College of New York), Dr. Min Feng (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Prof. Rupak Rajbhandari (TU), Mr. Kumar Aryal (TU/SEN), and Ms. Susa Manandhar (SEN/TU). Participants were able to conduct gridded and station data analysis and presented national precipitation trends and monsoon pattern analyses. They showcased their analytical outputs and maps for the proposed interactive open data sharing platforms and received constructive feedback from experts. The field visit to Roshi Khola allowed participants to explore and observe flood-impacted areas and on-ground realities of extreme weather impacts.
The participants will utilize the learnings for project data analysis and visualization in their respective countries to know the precipitation temporal, spatial, and phase shift to develop an Interactive Data Platform and Monsoon Atlas. There will be follow-up online sessions for the participants soon after they start working after their return home.
