Promoting Climate Resilient and Socially Inclusive Water Management in the Lower Karnali Watershed Region, Nepal (CLASSIK) Team Members
Shreedhar Maskey
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
With a background in hydraulics, hydrology and mechanics (BE degree) and hydroinformatics (MSc and PhD degrees), Dr. Maskey's expertise is in modelling water resources systems and application of models for floods, droughts and climate change impact assessment.
Suchita Shrestha
The Small Earth Nepal (SEN)
An environmentalist with 12 years of experience on research and development sector focusing on climate change adaptation and resilience, community engagement for resource management. She has a keen interest working on knowledge-action-policy interface. Her research interest lies on the impact of changing climate and collective action for adaptation. She did her Masters of Environment from University of Melbourne, Australia under Australia Awards Scholarship.
Moti Lal Rijal
Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University (CDGL-TU)
MSc in Applied Environmental Geoscience, PhD in Applied Geology from University of Tuebingen, Germany, conducting research and teaching on water resources focusing on groundwater resources and its various nexus, groundwater-surface water interactions using various tracers, investigation of spring systems and causes of their drying and mountain aquifers in hilly region of Nepal, building climate resilience through management of water resources in an area of too much and too little water in Nepal
Ramita Bajracharya
Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University (CDGL-TU)
She has been an Assistant Professor in the Central Department of Geology at TU since 2011.
Niranjan Bista
The Small Earth Nepal (SEN)
12 years of experience in project monitoring and evaluation, project report writing, communication with partners and donors, coordination for multi-stakeholders meetings and workshops, supervision of the field activities of field-based projects, coordination for field data collection, management of knowledge products produced from different projects, budget planning for the project.
Dr. Dhiraj Pradhananga
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Mountain Water Sustainability
Dr. Dhiraj Pradhananga has over 30 years of experience in water, climate, and environmental sciences, making significant contributions to education, research, and advocacy for climate resilience. He began his professional career as a meteorologist at Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (1995–1998) and is currently an Associate Professor at Tribhuvan University. He is a UNESCO Chairholder in Mountain Water Sustainability and a Vice President of the International Commission of Snow and Ice Hydrology (ICISH) of IAHS (2023–2027). As the President of The Small Earth Nepal (SEN), Dr Pradhananga promotes sustainable lifestyles through education, research, and community networks.
Ayaswori Byanju
The Small Earth Nepal (SEN)
Ms. Ayaswori Byanju is a Research Associate at The Small Earth Nepal. With a strong background in environmental science, she has contributed to research on wetland conservation, climate data analysis, and modeling. As an early career professional, she gained valuable experience working on an APN project focused on Floating Treatment Wetland Systems (FTWS). Her work reflects a commitment to sustainable environmental solutions and data-driven climate research.
Bhawani S. Dongol
The Small Earth Nepal (SEN)
Development Professional in Water and Environmental Management
Sunita Raut
Department of Sociology, Trichandra Multiple Campus
Sociologist highly skilled in teaching, research, publications, and project coordination.
Shivraj Tharu
Tharu Women Upliftment Center (TWUC)
With 5 years in NGO finance specialized in accounting, taxation, and financial management expertise.
Prizma Singh Anmol Tharu
Tharu Women Upliftment Center (TWUC)
With 33+ years' experience in GEDSI, advocacy, human rights, empowerment, and inclusion.
Geeta Pandey
Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Center (KIRDARC)
She has more than 10 years of working experience focusing on Advancy. Research and Climate Change
Gargee Pradhan
The Small Earth Nepal (SEN)
Gargee, with 20 years in DRR, climate resilience & sustainability, empowers communities globally.
Monika Chaudhari
Tharu Women Upliftment Center (TWUC)
I’m Finance graduate and social work student with 5 years’ experience, combining analysis & community impact.
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