Kaustuv Raj Neupane is a Research Fellow at Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS), a policy think tank based in Kathmandu. He was involved in cities and water research for more than five years. He currently serves as Researcher for Project ‘Climate Adaptive Water Management Practices and Strategies in South Asia Cities’. Prior to this project, he worked for research project ‘Political Economy of Water Security, Ecosystem Services and Livelihoods in the Western Himalayas’. He worked as biologist for Initial Environment Examination of different developmental projects and assisted in many research on small mammal’s conservation as Ecologist. His area of interest lies in sustainable water management, water policies and urban resilience. He holds Master’s Degree in Rural Development and Zoology (Ecology and Environment group) from Tribhuwan University. He has published several papers including grey and journal articles. He loves to write in national daily on issues of water and environment.
PUBLICATIONS
- Devkota, K. and Neupane, K.R., 2017. Evidence on ecosystem services and resilience in urbanizing contexts: Nepal Country Report. Available at https://www.acccrn.net/resources/ecosystem-working-group-nepal-country-report.
- Neupane, K.R., Basnet K. and Katwal, H.B., 2016. Plight of Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus) in Lowlands of Eastern Nepal. World Journal of Zoology 11 (2): 81-85, 2016;10.5829/idosi.wjz.2016.11.2.10355.
- Katuwal, H.B., Neupane, K.R., Adhikari, D., Sharma, M. and Thapa, S., 2015. Pangolins in eastern Nepal: trade and ethno-medicinal importance. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(9): 7563-7567; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4202.7563-7.
- Dahal, S., Neupane, K.R. and Amori, G., 2014.The Record of Elegant Water Shrew Nectogale elegans from Gaurishankar Conservation area, Nepal, Small Mammal Mail – Bi-Annual Newsletter of CCINSA & RISCINSA 1 Volume 6, Number 1, Jan-Aug 2014, p 22-23.
- Neupane, K.R., Park people conflict in Khaptad National Park. Rural Mirror: Journal of Rural Development 1(1):29-33.
BLOGS/OP-EDS
- Neupane, K. (2018, January 3). Solution to flooding and drought (Nepali Version). Nagarik National Daily. Page 26 [Print]. http://nagarikplus.nagariknews.com/epaper/src/epaper.php?id=3264#page/26
- Neupane, K. (2018, February 11). How long does our sources last? (Nepali Version). Nagarik National Daily. Page 27. http://nagarikplus.nagariknews.com/epaper/src/epaper.php?id=3308#page/27
- Dahal, N., Devkota, K., Neupane, K., and Shrestha, S. (2017, October 27). Can Dhulikhel offer role model to Nepali hill towns for a sustainable water supply management? [Online]. https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2017/10/27/can-dhulikhel-offer-role-model-nepali-hill-towns-sustainable-water-supply-management/
- Neupane, K. (2014, December 24). Dhulikhel’s Struggle for Drinking Water. Nepali Headlines. [Online] http://nepaliheadlines.com/dhulikhels-struggle-for-drinking-water/
