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Academician, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Government of NepalChairman/Water Resources Expert, Water Modelling Solutions Pvt. Ltd, NepalFormer member of National Planning CommissionChairman, Budhigandaki Hydropower Project Development CommitteeFormer Executive Director/Program Coordinator of Nepal Development Research InstituteFormer Chairman, Nepal Water Supply CorporationTeam Leader/Principal Investigator of various profession consultancy jobs and research activities
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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Abstract Due to natural vulnerabilities and human factors, losses and damages from natural disast... more Abstract Due to natural vulnerabilities and human factors, losses and damages from natural disasters continue to rise in South Asia. There is also growing evidence for links between climate change and disaster risks. In response, there have been calls for bringing together climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy development, in order to address the risks efficiently and to promote sustainable development pathways. However, progress toward such convergence in the policy arena has been uneven. We report on a group of six research projects awarded in three countries of South Asia to examine progress, research needs and potential mechanisms for improving implementation of CCA and DRR. Some significant localized improvements in CCA-DRR were generated, primarily through facilitating communication across administrative scales and with local communities. We observed a common tendency toward weak institutional coordination between agencies charged with disaster response and those charged with climate change planning (as well as development planning more broadly). The idea that sustainable development requires addressing combined natural and anthropogenic hazards does not yet appear to have penetrated to the institutional levels where disaster response planning commonly takes place. We close by identifying further knowledge needs and proposing recommendations for steps toward convergence of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
The people residing the plain region of the Koshi River Basin have been encountering flood disast... more The people residing the plain region of the Koshi River Basin have been encountering flood disasters annually. Flood has disrupted their livelihood and caused huge loss of properties and lives. People of the area, thus, have a long experience living with the flood. The study was carried out to assess local people's perception on flood related issues, degree of preparedness to deal with flood disaster, adaptation measures and their preference. Although the people of the study area has been practicing various methods at household as well as community level to mitigate the probable loss from the flood in different phases viz. pre-flood, during flood and post-flood events, degree of preparedness and adaptations measures were found not sufficient along with lack of modern technique of flood forecasting. The study found that flood adaptation measures can be made more effective through community level initiatives and participation than that at household level at all phases. Structural and non structural flood management approach seems plausible to get relieved from the flood problem of the area.
Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, 1996
In this study, dispersion phenomenon inside the saturated porous medium have been discussed apply... more In this study, dispersion phenomenon inside the saturated porous medium have been discussed applying mixing length
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Abstract Due to natural vulnerabilities and human factors, losses and damages from natural disast... more Abstract Due to natural vulnerabilities and human factors, losses and damages from natural disasters continue to rise in South Asia. There is also growing evidence for links between climate change and disaster risks. In response, there have been calls for bringing together climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy development, in order to address the risks efficiently and to promote sustainable development pathways. However, progress toward such convergence in the policy arena has been uneven. We report on a group of six research projects awarded in three countries of South Asia to examine progress, research needs and potential mechanisms for improving implementation of CCA and DRR. Some significant localized improvements in CCA-DRR were generated, primarily through facilitating communication across administrative scales and with local communities. We observed a common tendency toward weak institutional coordination between agencies charged with disaster response and those charged with climate change planning (as well as development planning more broadly). The idea that sustainable development requires addressing combined natural and anthropogenic hazards does not yet appear to have penetrated to the institutional levels where disaster response planning commonly takes place. We close by identifying further knowledge needs and proposing recommendations for steps toward convergence of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
The people residing the plain region of the Koshi River Basin have been encountering flood disast... more The people residing the plain region of the Koshi River Basin have been encountering flood disasters annually. Flood has disrupted their livelihood and caused huge loss of properties and lives. People of the area, thus, have a long experience living with the flood. The study was carried out to assess local people's perception on flood related issues, degree of preparedness to deal with flood disaster, adaptation measures and their preference. Although the people of the study area has been practicing various methods at household as well as community level to mitigate the probable loss from the flood in different phases viz. pre-flood, during flood and post-flood events, degree of preparedness and adaptations measures were found not sufficient along with lack of modern technique of flood forecasting. The study found that flood adaptation measures can be made more effective through community level initiatives and participation than that at household level at all phases. Structural and non structural flood management approach seems plausible to get relieved from the flood problem of the area.
Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, 1996
In this study, dispersion phenomenon inside the saturated porous medium have been discussed apply... more In this study, dispersion phenomenon inside the saturated porous medium have been discussed applying mixing length