Photo credit
Sasmita Poudel
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Adhikari Basanta Raj
Assistant Professor
Current nationality
Nepal
Current country of residence
Nepal
Affiliation / Institution
Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Biodata
Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari is working as a Director at the Centre for Disaster Studies, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He is also a visiting/Guest professor at Sichuan University, China and Keio University, Japan. His main research interests are on tectonics of the Himalayas, climate change, hill-slope movement and human interaction, Himalayan sediment flux generation, landslide Early Warning System, Multi-hazard risk assessment, community-based disaster risk reduction and nature-based solutions. With over 50 scientific papers and book chapters to his name, he has been recognized for his contributions to the field of earth science. Dr. Adhikari has received accolades such as Young Scientist (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk) and "Young Affiliates" (The World Academy of Sciences). He actively contributes to policy documents for disaster risk reduction at national and international levels.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Disaster Risk Reduction, Landslide, Himalaya, Earthquake, Climate Change, Early Warning System, Urban resilience
AFFILIATED FROM
2017
AFFILIATED UNTIL
2021
Country of birth
Nepal
DATE OF BIRTH
30
November
1980
Section
06. Earth, Climate & Environmental Sciences
TWAS Regional Office
TWAS Central and South Asia Regional Partner (TWAS-CASAREP)
cv_basanta-raj-adhikari_twas.docx
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Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Nepal
Public contact information
PHONE
+977-9851133510
Website, social media accounts or additional info
http://bradhikari.com.np/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/B_Adhikari
https://twitter.com/basanta58_raj
ADDRESS
Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
List of publications
publications_basanta_2023.docx
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Last updated on 13/11/2023