Completed projects

• Curriculum Development for an Undergraduate Program in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering in Kandahar University, Afghanistan.Funding: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA);Period: September 2012 – February 2013;Total Budget: CAD$98,000, Role: Principle Investigator

• Establishment of overseas collaboration centre at Asian Institute of Technology (OCC-UY/AIT),Funding: University of Yamanashi, Japan;Total Budget: First phase: US$22,632, Second Phase: US$31,832, Third Phase: US$40,733, Role: Principle Investigator

• Assessment of water availability and demand in Thailand in consideration of climate change. Funding: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES);Period: September 2012 – August 2013, Total Budget: US$24,000, Role: Principle Investigator

• Policy learning: linking development policy and climate change in Finland’s relations with developing countries. Funding: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland; Partner: Finnish Environment Institute & Asian Institute of Technology; Total Budget: Euro 39,000; Role: Principle Investigator

• Estimation of water footprint and virtual water flow related to the consumption of agricultural products Funding: Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water (CREEW), Nepal; Total Budget: US$5000,Role: Principle Investigator

• Facilitating the Bi-Regional EU-ASEAN Science and Technology Dialogue SEA-EU-NET Partners in Science- European Union. Funding: The International Bureau of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BLR), Germany;Period: 2011-2012 Total Budget: Euro 53,286, Role: Co-Principle Investigator

• APFED Innovation Showcase for Sustainable Development (US$ 29,950) (2007-2009) to conduct research on promoting 3R concept (reduce, reuse and recycle) for the sustainable solid waste management in the Gokarneswor Village Development Committee of Kathmandu valley, Nepal’,Role: Principle Investigator

• International Foundation for Science (IFS) Grant (US$11,000) (2007-2008) to conduct research on “A comprehensive and integrated approaches to identify groundwater potential zones, recharge areas and recharge rates for the sustainable management of groundwater resource in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal”,Role: Principle Investigator

• Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund (US$ 10,500) (2007-2008) to conduct research on “Assessment of groundwater quality of urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal”, Role: Co- Investigator

• Toyota Environmental Activities Grant (US$ 67,600) (2006-2009) to conduct research on “Integrated strategies and communities to protect and restore water quality of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal”,Role: Principle Investigator

• Toyota Environmental Activities Grant (US$ 30,000) (2006-2009) to conduct research on “Developing a human network for the environmental management in Asian countries”,Role: Principle Investigator

• Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund (US$ 10,000) (2006-2007) to conduct research on “Identification of major processes and modeling of pollutant loads in different river systems of Asia Pacific Region”,Role: Principle Investigator

• University of Yamanashi Young Researcher Grant (US$3,000) (2005-2006) to conduct research on “Assessment and redesign of water quality monitoring stations of Fuji river basin, Japan”,Role: Principle Investigator

• Fuji Xerox Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund (US $ 12,000) (2005-2006) to conduct research on “Identification of major processes and modeling of pollutant loads in different river systems of Asia Pacific Region”,Role: Principle Investigator