Projects
TA-9700 REG: Sustaining Climate and Disaster Risk Resilient and Low Carbon Development in South Asia (Assignment carried out was pre-monsoon and post-monsoon survey of the groundwater uses at household and institutional level and across agriculture and industrial sectors in Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City)
| Project Leader: | Dr. Bijay Man Shakya |
| Funding: | International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| Project Site: | Nepal |
| Period: | June- October 2025 |
Integrated Multi-Hazard Assessment for Climate-Resilient Watershed Management: A Transferable Prioritization Framework from Nepal's Mid-Hills.
| Project Leader: | Mr. Lalit Pathak |
| Funding: | N/A |
| Project Site: | Mid-Hills of Central Nepal (Marin watershed) |
| Period: | June- October 2025 |
Capacity Development Activities for Compound and Cascading Disaster Risk (CCDR) Management in Nepal
| Project Leader: | Dr. Rabin Malla |
| Funding: | Institute for Global Environmental Studies (IGES), Japan |
| Project Site: | Nepal |
| Period: | January – September 2025 |
| Collaborators: | CREEW, Center for Water Studies (CWRS) Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal |
Empowering Communities: Visualization of Citizen Science Contributions in Disaster Risk Reduction (CSDRR)
Ref. No.: CBA2024-02SY-Neupane
| Project Leader: | Dr. Sanjiv Neupane (S4W Nepal) |
| Funding: | Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Japan |
| Project Site: | Nepal |
| Period: | October 2024 to September 2025 |
| Collaborators: | Dr. Saurav KC (CREEW) and Er. Suraj Gautam (IHRR) |
Climate Change Adaptation Training to Nepalese Businesses
| Project Coordinator: | Dr. Rabin Malla |
| Funding: | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
| Project Site: | Nepal |
| Period: | 2024 |
| Collaborator: | Development Support Consult (DSC), and International Center for Applied Sciences/Universal Engineering & Sciences College (ICAS/UESC) |
Assessing Groundwater Governance in Sarlahi, Nepal
| Project Leader: | Dr. Saurav KC |
| Funding: | CGIAR (Nexus Gains) |
| Project Site: | Sarlahi, Nepal |
| Period: | December, 2023 to March, 2024 |
| Collaborator: | International Water Management Institute – Nepal (IWMI-Nepal) |
Development of Tool for Assessing Groundwater Governance (GGAT-1.0)
| Project Leader: | Dr. Saurav KC |
| Funding: | Technical collaboration with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand |
| Period: | August, 2023 to March, 2024 |
Mitigation Potential of GHGs from Open Waste Burning Under Present Scenario and Future Optimistic Scenarios: Cases of South Asian Countries Nepal and Bangladesh
Ref. No. CRRP2023-09MY-Das
| Project Leader: | Dr. Bhupendra Das, CREEW |
| Funding: | Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Japan |
| Project Site: | Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal and Dhaka Metropolitan City, Bangladesh |
| Period: | October 2023 to 30 September 2025 |
| Collaborators: | Dr. Bhupendra Das and Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak from Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water (CREEW); Prof. Abdus Salam and Ms. Shatabdi Roy from Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Japan |
Formation of Asia-Pacific Network of Early Career Professionals for Global Change Research (APN-ECAP) Platform for Youth Visibility in Global Change and Sustainability
Ref. No. AOA2023-01SY-Saurav
| Project Leader: | Dr. Saurav KC |
| Funding: | Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Japan |
| Project Site: | Asia Pacific Region |
| Period: | 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 |
Development and Application of Flood Resiliency Framework in Sindh Province, Pakistan, (FloReF)
| Project Leader: | Dr. Saurav KC |
| Funding: | AI Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand |
| Project Site: | Sindh Province, Pakistan |
| Period: | 1 August 2023 to 31 December 2023 |
Composting of Crop Residue for Sustainable Soil and Ecosystem Management
No. NEP/SGP/OP7/Y3/CORE/LD/2023/05
| Project Leader: | Dr. Sabin Basi, CREEW |
| Funding: | Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Small Grants Programme (SGP), UNDP |
| Project Site: | Rupendehi, Nepal |
| Period: | June 2023 to December 2024 |
| Collaborator: | Lumbini Seed Company Pvt. Ltd., Bhairahawa, Nepal |
Develop guideline to localize compound and cascading disaster risk (CCDR) management in Nepal.
| Project Leader: | Dr. Vishnu Prasad Pandey |
| Funding: | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan |
| Project Site: | Melamchi Municipality |
| Period: | December 2022 to 30 September 2023 |
Project for the Development of Master Plan for Wastewater Management in Pokhara Metropolitan City (Received services for Water Quality Analysis of rivers, lake, drainage and dumping site)
| Project Leader: | Dr. Rabin Malla |
| Funding: | Yachiyo Engineering Co. Ltd. Japan |
| Project Site: | Inside Pokhara Metropolitan City |
| Period: | Nov. 2021 to May 2023 |
| Activities: Water sample collection from groundwater (deep and shallow), rivers, lake (Phewa), drainage channels and dumping site consecutively two times in dry and wet seasons. Water parameters are: pH, EC, Temperature, Total Suspended Solids, Ammonia, Nitrate, Phosphate, BOD and COD. | |
Knowledge Attitude and Practice and Preparedness Study on COVID-19 among General Population in Nepal and an Influence on Resilience
Duration: Feb. 2021 to Feb. 2022
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW
Collaborative groundwater resaerch in Kathmandu Valley (installation water treatment LCD systems for removal of ammonical nitrogen in community based water supply systems)
Duration: April to June 2021
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW and UY, Japan
Assessment of effectiveness of ‘Work from Home’ during the COVID-19 pandemic
Duration: July 2021 – July 2022
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW
Customization & localization of drinking water treatment LCDs (Locally Fitted, Compact And Distributed System)
Duration: July 2020 – July 2022
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW
Survey and estimation of the industrial water demand
Duration: April 2019 – July 2022
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW
Mapping groundwater resilience to climate change and human development in Asian cities
Programme reference: CRRP2018-01MY-Shrestha Grant award by: Collaborative Regional Research Programme (CRRP) by Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research]
Duration: Sept. 2018 to Dec. 2022
Institution(s) Involved: AIT Bangkok/DWRI Bangkok/IGES Tokyo/IWSRI Lahore/DWRPI Ho Chi Minh City/CREEW Kathmandu
Climate Smart Watershed Management in the Thuligaad Watershed
Duration: June 2018 to June 2019
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/RCDC
Evaluation of domestic water supply source using stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Grant award by: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
IAEA Research Contract No: 22846
Duration: April 2018 to June 2023
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/ICRE-UY
Solute transport modeling of quaternary aquifer for quality management, Kathmandu valley
Research Grant: International Foundation for Science (IFS)
Recipient: Ms. Anusha Sharma Pandey, Research Associate, CREEW
Duration: Sept. 2018 to June 2022
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/KVWSMB
Hydro-microbial approach for water security of Kathmandu Valley
| Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Narendra Man Shakya |
| Funding Agencies: Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Program under JICA and JST, Japan |
| Collaborators: IoE/TU Nepal/ ICRE/UY Japan/ KVWSMB/KUKL/CREEW/ SEN |
| Project Period: May 2014 to October 2019 |
Duration: May 2014 to Oct. 2019
Institution(s) Involved: IoE/TU Nepal/ ICRE/UY Japan/ KVWSMB/KUKL/ CREEW/ SEN
Assessment of water quality and resilience exhibited by people in the aftermath of Great Earthquake 2015, Nepal
Duration: April 2016 to March 2018
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/KWEF
Assessment of climate-induced long-term water availability in Ganges Basin and impacts on energy security in South Asia
Duration: July 2014 to Dec 2017
Institution(s) Involved: IGES; Bangladesh Univ. of Engg. &Tech (BUET)/ Inst. of Water and Flood Mgt. (IWFM) Bangladesh/ Water & Resources Institute India/ CREEW
Sectoral water demand calculation (industrial, domestic and agricultural)
Duration: Dec 2016 to Dec 2017
Institution(s) Involved:CREEW
Water Quantity and Quality Survey – A Preparatory Study on Pokhara Water Supply Improvement Project in Nepal
Duration: April 2015 to September 2015
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/ NJS Consultants Co. Ltd.
Study on enhancing the groundwater management capacity in Chitwan through the development and application of groundwater sustainability index
Duration: Dec 2013 to May 2014
Institution(s) Involved: AIT/CREEW
Climate change impacts and adaptation options for Indrawati Sub Basin
Duration: Oct. to Dec. 2012
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/WWF
Assessment of rainwater quality of KTM valley
Duration: June 2012 to June 2013
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/ICRE-UY
Study and preparation of climate change adaptation plan of action for Kathmandu Valley
Duration: May 2011 to Feb. 2012
Institution(s) Involved: UN-HABITAT/CREEW
Assessment of shallow groundwater quality contamination in Mangalpur, Chitwan with focus on nitrate source
Duration: April 2010-March 2011
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/ICRE-UY
Identification of potential plants for phytoremediation available along Bagmati River
Duration: April 2010-March 2011
Institution(s) Involved: CREEW/ICRE-UY
Study of groundwater of Kathmandu Valley
Duration: 2007 to 2013
Institution(s) Involved: ICRE-UY/CREEW
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