Research & Publications
My research focuses on understanding and mitigating the impacts of natural hazards such as landslides, floods, and earthquakes. By integrating advanced geospatial tools, traditional knowledge, and multi-hazard risk assessment frameworks, I aim to develop innovative solutions for disaster resilience and sustainable development.
Research Areas
Key Ongoing Projects
Recent Research Highlights
Collaborations I actively collaborate with national and international organizations to bridge academic research with real-world applications, including:
Research Areas
- Landslide Hazard Mapping and Early Warning Systems
- Developing GIS-based models for landslide susceptibility mapping.
- Designing and implementing community-focused landslide early warning systems.
- Investigating the effects of climate change on slope stability and landslide dynamics.
- Multi-Hazard Risk Assessments
- Conducting probabilistic risk assessments for urban and rural areas.
- Developing frameworks to analyze cascading hazards like floods, landslides, and earthquakes.
- Integrating climate change adaptation into disaster risk management.
- Geohazard Monitoring and Remote Sensing
- Using drones and remote sensing technologies for hazard detection and mapping.
- Monitoring sediment transport and erosion in high-risk Himalayan regions.
- Real-time monitoring of slope movements and river morphology.
- Climate Adaptation and Disaster Resilience
- Assessing the impact of land use and land cover changes on hazard susceptibility.
- Incorporating traditional knowledge into climate adaptation strategies.
- Developing climate-resilient urban planning methodologies.
Key Ongoing Projects
- Nepal Early Warning System Development (2023–Present)
Client: Stimson Center, USA
- Developing methodologies for multi-hazard analysis and stakeholder coordination.
- Creating community-based early warning protocols.
- Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Framework for Nepal (2023–2024)
Client: World Bank
- Formulating a national framework for multi-hazard assessments.
- Developing climate change scenarios for risk analysis.
- Urban Resilience Roadmap for Dhankuta Municipality (2023)
Client: UNDP
- Using drone technology for landslide hazard mapping.
- Assisting local authorities in creating disaster-resilient urban plans.
Recent Research Highlights
- Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Kathmandu Valley (2024) Published in the Journal of Engineering Issues and Solutions.
- Integrating Traditional Knowledge into Disaster Risk Reduction (2024) Published in Environmental Science and Policy.
- Perturbation of Earth Surface Systems by Earthquakes in the Nepal Himalayas (2021) Published in Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering.
Collaborations I actively collaborate with national and international organizations to bridge academic research with real-world applications, including:
- The University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ Germany.
- Sichuan University, China.
- Tribhuvan University, Nepal.