Assessing Loss and Damage from the October 2025 extreme rainfall event in Central and Eastern Nepal
Client: Oxfam in Nepal
Duration: February 2026 to July 2026
Project description: The project focused on assessing climate-induced Loss and Damage (L&D) resulting from the October 2025 extreme rainfall event in Central and Eastern Nepal. The study aimed to generate robust evidence on the economic and non-economic impacts of extreme climate events while identifying gaps in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and recommend actionable measures to strengthen L&D capacity at national and sub-national levels.
Flood Risk Assessment of the Banganga River Basin to Support Impact-based Early Warning and Early Action
Client: People in Need (PIN)
Duration: February 2026 to March 2026
Project description: The project aimed to develop a comprehensive flood risk assessment of the Banganga River Basin to strengthen impact-based early warning and early action (EW-EA) systems. The assignment involved hydrological and hydraulic modelling of the Banganga River Basin to simulate flood hazards under multiple scenarios, including the analysis of flood extent, depth, velocity, and duration. The assessment focused on generating evidence-based risk information to support timely decision-making, anticipatory actions, and targeted interventions for communities exposed to flood hazards.
Study on Understanding gaps, opportunities and priorities for Loss and Damage interventions in Nepal
Client: People in Need (PIN)
Duration: August 2025 to November 2025
Project description: The project focused on assessing the gaps, opportunities, and priorities for addressing Loss and Damage (L&D) in Nepal, with the aim of strengthening institutional capacities, policy coherence, and evidence-based programming. The study involved a prospective loss and damage assessment in the Bagmati River Basin under business as usual and anticipatory action scenarios, to explore the intersection between disaster risk reduction instruments, including anticipatory action and risk transfer mechanisms and their potential to avoid, minimize, or avert future loss and damage.
Enhancing Flood Risk Awareness Using Virtual Reality
Client: Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC) and People in Need (PIN)
Duration: July 2025 to November 2025
Project description: The project focused on enhancing flood risk awareness, preparedness, and early action capacities among local governments, Community Disaster Management Committees (CDMCs), schools, and vulnerable communities in Madhesh and Lumbini Provinces through the development of an immersive Virtual Reality (VR)-based flood simulation platform. The initiative aimed to improve understanding of flood hazards and promote community-based preparedness by providing realistic visualizations of flood scenarios, impacts, and response actions.
Case Study Development on Climate-Induced Loss and Damage in Nepal
Client: Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC)
Duration: March 2025 to August 2025
Project description: The project aimed to develop a comprehensive case study of the Melamchi River Flood, examining its multiple dimensions to generate robust evidence of climate-induced loss and damage in Nepal. The assignment involved reviewing and updating existing policy analyses by incorporating federal, municipal, and rural municipal policies, particularly those of Melamchi Municipality and Helambu Rural Municipality, to assess their effectiveness in addressing loss and damage experienced by flood-affected communities. The study included an institutional analysis to identify and map the roles and responsibilities of federal, provincial, and local institutions involved in disaster response, recovery, and climate-induced loss and damage management following the Melamchi flood.
Loss and Damage in the High Mountains of the Everest Region: Realities, Pains, and Perils from Thame Village
Client: Digo Bikas Institute (DBI)
Duration: September 2024 to December 2024
Project description: The assignment involved the assessment of economic and non-economic losses and damages resulting from the climate-intensified GLOF in the Thame region, Khumbu PasangLhamu Municipality, and develop an immersive Virtual Reality experience of the GLOF-induced loss and damage to provide global communities with a first-hand experience of how it feels to be impacted by climate-induced hazards in the Everest region.
Pilot Assessment on Loss and Damage for Flood and Drought Hazards
Client: SOSEC Nepal, DanChurchAid (DCA) Nepal, Youth Innovation Lab
Duration: July 2024 to November 2024
Project description: The assignment focused on assessing economic losses and non-economic impacts arising from flood and drought hazards in Dullu and Gulariya Municipality, respectively. It involved the development and refinement of loss and damage assessment methodologies, tools, and indicators for capturing the direct and indirect impacts of these hazards on livelihoods, agriculture, infrastructure, ecosystems, health, social well-being, and other critical sectors. The initiative aimed to strengthen methodological approaches for L&D assessment while generating practical evidence to inform policy, planning, and climate resilience interventions at the local and national levels.
Enhancing Landslide Risk Awareness Using Virtual Reality
Client: SOSEC Nepal, DanChurchAid (DCA) Nepal, Youth Innovation Lab
Duration: July 2024 to November 2024
Project description: The project focused on enhancing landslide risk awareness, preparedness, and risk-informed decision-making through the development of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) models for landslide-prone settlements within the Pratibaddha III working areas. The initiative aimed to strengthen community understanding of landslide hazards and promote appropriate mitigation and response measures by providing realistic visualizations of risk scenarios, early warning signs, and settlement-specific interventions. The assignment involved the development of interactive VR simulations representing settlements categorized according to geohazard risk levels (Category I, II, and III). The VR environment incorporated key indicators of impending landslides, including ground cracks, tilting trees, changes in water springs, slope instability, and other locally relevant warning signs, enabling communities and local stakeholders to better recognize and respond to emerging risks.
Developing Education Materials to Strengthening the Knowledge Generation Capacity on Landslide Hazard and Early Warning Systems in Sudurpaschim Province
Client: Oxfam in Nepal
Duration: September 2024 to December 2024
Project description: The assignment involved the development of a comprehensive and user-friendly educational handbook on Landslide Early Warning Systems, designed to serve as a practical resource for educational institutions, community groups, local governments, and disaster management practitioners. The handbook translated technical concepts into accessible content, covering landslide processes, risk factors, monitoring systems, warning dissemination mechanisms, preparedness measures, and community response actions. The initiative aimed to enhance understanding of landslide risks, promote risk-informed decision-making, and improve preparedness and response capacities at the local level.
Development of District Climate and Disaster Profile
Client: Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC)
Duration: September 2024 to December 2024
Project description: The project focused on developing District Climate and Disaster Profiles for four selected districts; Bardiya, Jumla, Kalikot, and Dhanusha. It involved identifying and evaluating the major climate and disaster-related hazards affecting these districts by examining their historical occurrence, current patterns, and projected future risks under changing climatic conditions. The assessment included analysis of long-term climate trends, particularly temperature and precipitation variations, using data from meteorological stations within the selected districts. Key findings were synthesized and presented through hazard-specific maps, infographics, and other visual products to illustrate the spatial distribution of risks and the potential impacts of climate change on critical sectors. The project also assessed the disaster risk reduction (DRR) and policy landscape by providing an overview of existing DRR initiatives, policies, institutional arrangements, and governance mechanisms at the district level highlighting key strengths, challenges, and gaps in current systems to support informed planning and resilience-building efforts.
Gandaki Basin Climate Resilient Project (GBCRP): Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki Basin, Nepal
Client: S.W. Nepal and IUCN
Duration: September 2024 to December 2024
Project description: The main aim of the project was to identify climate-vulnerable sites within the Gandaki River Basin and provide indicative typical designs for structures using nature-based solutions. It involved the development of hazard, vulnerability and risk maps for the basin and identifying the most vulnerable sites.
Development of FbA-SRSP Simulation Guideline
Client: People in Need (PIN)
Duration: April 2024 to May 2024
Project description: The project focused on developing a comprehensive Forecast-based Action and Shock-Responsive Social Protection (FbA-SRSP) Simulation Guideline for Nepal’s hill regions, with particular emphasis on landslides and flash floods within an anticipatory action framework. The assignment involved documenting the conceptual and operational framework of the FbA-SRSP approach, drawing on existing experiences, policies, and practices related to anticipatory action, disaster risk management, and social protection in Nepal. The initiative aimed to strengthen preparedness and early action mechanisms by documenting practical approaches for integrating forecast-based interventions with social protection systems in hazard-prone mountainous environments.
Scoping Study: Climate Resilience Nexus Solutions
Client: Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC) and Plan International
Duration: February 2024 to March 2024
Project description: The project involved conducting a scoping study on Climate Resilience Nexus Solutions to identify opportunities for strengthening the integration of climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, and social protection systems in Nepal. The assignment included a comprehensive review of existing climate change adaptation and disaster risk management initiatives implemented by the Government of Nepal, assessing their effectiveness, institutional arrangements, and alignment with national resilience-building priorities. The study examined the impacts of climate-induced hazards on vulnerable populations across Madhesh, Karnali, Lumbini, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, with a focus on understanding differential vulnerabilities, exposure patterns, and the implications for livelihoods, well-being, and development outcomes, and evaluating the effectiveness of existing social protection systems in responding to climate- and disaster-related shocks. The study aimed to generate evidence and strategic insights to support the development of resilient, inclusive, and shock-responsive systems capable of addressing the growing impacts of climate change and disasters.
Prepare knowledge documents based on the PIN’s work on landslides to enhance understanding of landslide’s risk and improve preparedness
Client: S.W. Nepal and IUCN
Duration: January 2024 to March 2024
Project description: The project involved identifying and documenting best practices, intervention impact, and lessons learned from the Pratibaddha project on implementing landslide prevention and mitigation policies in the project areas in Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk districts to produce five documents for scaling up and communicating landslide risk reduction initiatives.
Evidences of Loss and Damage in Nepal: Case Study of October 2021 Post Monsoon Floods
Client: Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC) and Mercy Corps
Duration: November 2023 to December 2023
Project description: The project focused on generating evidence of climate-induced Loss and Damage (L&D) resulting from the October 2021 post-monsoon floods in the Mohana, Dodha, and Mahakali watersheds of Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal. The assignment involved a comprehensive review of secondary literature, policy documents, technical reports, and existing studies related to Loss and Damage, flood impacts, and climate vulnerability within the selected watersheds. The study examined a wide range of economic impacts, including damages to housing, infrastructure, agriculture, livelihoods, and productive assets, while also capturing non-economic losses such as impacts on health and well-being, displacement, social and cultural disruption, ecosystem degradation, and loss of local knowledge and community networks.
Loss and damage financing needs assessment of the Melamchi Flood 2021
Client: Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC) and Mercy Corps
Duration: June 2023 to November 2023
Project description: The project focused on assessing the financing needs associated with Loss and Damage from the 2021 Melamchi Flood, with the objective of supporting locally led recovery and resilience-building efforts in Melamchi Municipality and Helambu Rural Municipality. The assignment served as a pilot initiative to test and refine emerging methodologies and assessment tools for evaluating both economic and non-economic losses and damages associated with extreme climate-related events. It involved quantification of economic losses and identifying and assessing non-economic losses and damages caused by the flood across multiple sectors and dimensions. The study examined impacts on livelihoods, agriculture, businesses, housing, infrastructure, environmental ecosystems, public services, health, cultural heritage, social well-being, and community cohesion. The study aimed to generate robust evidence on the scale and nature of losses and damages experienced by affected communities and to estimate the resources required to address their long-term recovery and adaptation needs.