Basanta Neupane, Research officer (Intern)

Basanta Neupane holds a Master’s degree in Geography from the Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University. He is a teaching assistant at Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He has more than two years of teaching experience. He has also worked in the Central Department of Geography as a research assistant. He is a life member of the Nepal Geographical Society, Nepal, and he is working as a managing editor of ‘The Himalayan Review” journal. His primary research interest is climate change management, rural-urban planning and development, political ecology, livelihood, and natural resources management. He has good skills in academic writing, GIS, spatial analysis, and policy analysis. He also loves to write about contemporary political and social issues.

He joined the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) in December 2022. Currently, he is involved in “The United Kingdom Research Initiative (UKRI) Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) funded Multi-Hazard Urban Disaster Risk Transition: Reducing Disaster Risk in “Tomorrow’s Cities” project.

Selected Publications

1. Neupane, B. K., Acharya, A., and Thapa, L., 2019. Local People’s Perception on Climate Change at Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli. The Geographic Base, 6, pp.21-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/tgb.v6i0.26164.
2. Rai, R. K., Neupane, B. K*., and Sapkota, K., 2019. Non-timber Forest Product and its Impacts on Livelihood in the Middle Hill: A Case of Lamjung district, Nepal. Journal of Geography and Geology, 11(4), pp.29-37, doi: https://doi.org/10.5539/jgg.v11n4p29.  (*corresponding author).
3. Rai, K., Neupane, B. K*., and Pariyar, R. K., 2020. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the High Mountain Region of Nepal: A Case Study of Lamjung District. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 10(3), pp.48-59. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i330187 (*corresponding author).
4. Pariyar, R., and Neupane, B. K., 2020. Major hazards and disaster response capacity of Dadeldhura district. Geographical Journal of Nepal, 13, pp.201-213. https://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28159.
5. Baral, C., and Neupane, B. K., 2020. Tourism Attraction, Facilities, Flow and Assessment of Tourism Product of Manaslu Conservation Area. The Geographic Base, 7, pp.103-112. https://doi.org/10.3126/tgb.v7i0.34279.
6. Acharya, B. K., Adhikari, S. K., Pandit, S., Neupane, B. K., Paudel, B. K., and Khanal, L., 2022. An Initial Spatiotemporal Assessment of COVID-19 Clusters in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 27(1), pp.37–49. https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v27i1.42652.