Ganesh Dhungana

• Asian Institute of Technology

International agencies are an essential part of global disaster governance and played an important role in shaping global mandates such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Sendai Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR). Disaster Management and Governance are multi- disciplinary and interconnected, so it is important to understand th...

The diverse agricultural landscape in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) encompasses vulnerable smallholder farmers, whose livelihoods are exposed to the impacts of natural hazards, environmental degradation and climate change. This paper aims to understand the vulnerability and risk drivers to agricultural livelihoods in the LMB and the existing capacit...

The production, selection, and storage of the seeds used for cultivation in Nepal are done in two ways: traditional and modern. Conventional ways of storing and reusing seeds depend on indigenous and traditional techniques, whereas modern techniques depend on the different agencies performing scientific agricultural breeding and storage techniques....

Rajarhat-New Town lies north of the East Calcutta Wetlands, a Ramsar site, and a natural sewage treatment plant for the Kolkata metropolitan area. However, the rapid growth of residential, commercial, and industrial developments has induced land use land cover (LULC) change that dramatically affects the inhabitants and the environment. Therefore, t...

Travel and mobility restrictions to contain COVID-19 forced many hotels to shut down their business completely or partially. As a result, the hotel sector was hit hard financially. Consequently, majority of the employees of the sector lost their job or were employed with reduced work hours. It affected their financial and psychological aspects. How...

This paper presents a framework and toolkit for assessment of multi-hazard livelihood security and resilience in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) communities. The LMB is a subsidiary region of the Mekong region in South East Asia, and is frequently exposed to hydrometeorological hazards and anthropogenic stressors that expose and directly affect the li...

The complex geology and undulating terrain made Nepal vulnerable to natural disasters like landslides. Benighat-Rorang Rural Municipality (RM), in the Dhading district of Nepal's Bagmati province, has experienced several minor to massive landslides that have harmed both nature and civilization. This study examines the factors influencing landslides...

The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) is a subsidiary region of the Mekong River, with approximately 50 million people directly dependent on the river for livelihood and economic activities. However, communities in the region are increasingly exposed to multiple hazards that have significant direct and indirect impacts on their livelihoods. To implement eff...

Indigenous knowledge practiced by indigenous communities around the world plays an important role in reducing disaster risk in their community through their understanding of nature and context. This conceptual study presents key areas that serve as the foundation for developing a systematic study to understand the contribution of indigenous knowled...

The Chepang community of Nepal has been knowingly and unknowing utilizing their indigenous knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the form of societal functioning and cultural rituals. The study outlines best practices from indigenous knowledge interlinked with scientific knowledge and its contribution to DRR. Chepang community has developed...

COVID-19 has forced the paradigm shift in the education system. This study thoroughly examined the adopted virtual learning practices to understand the changing paradigm positively contributes or has adverse impacts on the education system. The study has found that technologies, devices, and internet access have become essential requirements for st...

COVID-19 pandemic and its global impacts pushed higher education institutions into various levels of difficulties. They are struggling to change their organizational and management strategies to make it functional. In this muddled situation, adapting to the new normal for education continuity is becoming a prime challenge. The rapid adaptation of d...

COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly has a long-term implication for various aspects of governance. The coupled impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and natural hazards in global perspectives provided the opportunities to researchers, academicians, decision-makers, and practitioners to opening up new research avenues and policy requirements. Integrated assessment...

The abnormal geology and terrain of Nepal made it vulnerable to natural disasters like landslides and flash floods. Benighat-Rorang Rural Municipality (RM), in the Dhading district of Nepal's Bagmati province, has experienced several minor to massive landslides that have harmed both nature and civilization. This research investigates the enduring l...