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Founders
Nischeet Kumar Maharjan
Managing Director
Nischeet Kumar Maharjan
Managing Director
Dr. Khada Nanda Lamsal
Founder / Climate / Hydraulic / Hydrologist
Dr. Khada Nanda Lamsal
Founder / Climate / Hydraulic / Hydrologist
Trilochan Uprety
CEO
Core Team
International Team
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Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Tarek Bin Hossain
Water Resources Management Specialist
Hossain@wainepal.com
2
Ian Ferguson Wood
Climate Change Specialist/ Co-coordinator and integrated water and CCA specialist
Wood@wainepal.com
3
Trevor David Beaumont
Irrigation Water Resources Engineer/ Solar Irrigation expert/ River Basin Planning
Beaumont@wainepal.com
4
Dr Robert Stanley Rout
Water Resources/Irrigation Expert
Rout@wainepal.com
5
Dr. Georg Petersen
Water Resources Engineer/ Hydraulic Modeller
gpetersen@hydroc.de
6
JAKUBITH, Peter
International Bridge Engineer
Peter@wainepal.com
7
Dr. John Carter Borden
Water resource management and natural sciences
Borden@wainepal.com
8
Dr. Michel Köhler
Climate Finance Policy Expert
mk@thegreenwerk.net
Climate Change and Water Resources/Irrigation Expert
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Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Dr. Raghunath JHA
GIS and Remote Sensing Expert
2
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Senior Irrigation Engineer
3
Amrit Prasad Sharma
Project Manager/ Disaster Risk Management Expert / Vulnerability and Early Warning Expert
Hydraulic Engineering/ Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience/ Hydropower and Strategic Environmental Planning
4
Dilip Kumar Gautam
DRR Program Advisor – Climate Applications and Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant /Water Specialist
5
Dr. Divas Basnet
Team Leader/ River Engineer/ Hydropower Expert/ International Climate Change Specialist/ Flood and Drought Risk Management Specialist
Water Resources Engineering and Management/ Water Resources Engineering and Management/ Flood Risk Management and River Engineering/ Capacity Building and Policy Development
6
Krishna Belbase
Project Manager/ Joint Secretory/ Deputy Director General (DDG)/Senior Divisional Engineer (Irrigation)
7
Bhola Nath Dhakal
Natural Resource Management & Rural Development Specialist
Watershed Management and Climate Change/ Community Development and Livelihoods/ Institutional Development and Capacity Building/ Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments/ Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation/ Climate Change Adaptation and Finance/ Natural Resource Management
10
Himalay Ojha
Project Manager cum CBDRM Expert/ DRRM Expert/ DRR Expert
Disaster Risk Management (DRM)/ Disaster Preparedness and Response/ Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR)/ Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI)
11
Utsav Bhattarai
E-flows Specialist/ DSS/Modelling Expert/ Water Resources Modeler/ Project Coordinator
Project Management in Water Resources/ Climate Change Assessment and Hydrological Modelling/ River Basin Management
12
Er. Suwas Ghimire
Senior Research Associate
13
Dibesh Shrestha
Hydrologist / Climate Modeller/Climate Analyst
14
Bibhab Mani Panthi
Hydrologist, River Basin Modeller, DSS Expert, Hydraulic Modeller, Water Resources Modeling Expert
15
Dr. Khada Nanda Dulal
Hydrologist
Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Systems (EWS)/ Hydrological and Hydraulic Modeling/ Water Resource Management and Planning/ Climate Change Impact Analysis/ Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
16
Dr. Indra Lal Kalu
Technical Water Resources/ Irrigation Expert
17
Dr. Binod Shakya
Climate Change/DRR/Flood Risk and Modeling/Hydrologist
Hydrology and Water Resources Management/ Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation/ Meteorology and Hydrometeorology/ Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
Social Safeguard/Special Development Expert/ Gender Specialist/Resettlement Specialist/Sociologist
Social Safeguards and Development/ Consultancy and Project Management/ Consulting Experience with International Organizations/ Social Impact and Gender Expertise/ Project Coordination and Capacity Building
3
Ms. Yasodha Nakarmi Shrestha
Social (GESI) Expert/ Human Resource Development Specialist/Senior Programme Officer
Gender, Social, and Livelihood Development/ Social and Resettlement Safeguards/ Community Engagement and Social Impact
4
Ms. Jeevan Singh
Social Development and GESI Expert/ Livelihood Expert/Resettlement Expert
Gender, Social, and Livelihood Development/ Social and Resettlement Safeguards/ Community Engagement and Social Impact
5
Mr. Madhav Bhattarai
Sociologist/ Social Development and GESI Expert / Resettlement Expert/ Livelihood Expert/ Social Development and Gender Specialist
Social Development and Planning/ Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)/ Project Management and Coordination/ Environmental and Social Safeguards
6
Ms. Draupadi Subedi
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert (GESI)
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)/ Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Process/ Social Mobilization, Community Awareness, Leadership Development/ Management and Coordination
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)/esource Centre Management, Communication, and Gender Mainstreaming/ Social Protection and Safeguard Policies
8
Ms. Kanchan Lama
Team Leader/Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert/ Gender Advisor
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Assessment/ Panel Speaker on Gender Justice in Climate Adaptation/ Capacity Building on GESI/ Gender Analysis & Mainstreaming
9
Dr. Sangram S Lama
Senior GESI Expert/ Training Expert/ Director for Governance and GESI/ Project Manager
Public Finance Management
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Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Dr. Er. Diwat Kumar Shrestha
Project Management / Environmental and NRM / Research, Institutional Development Expert
2
Mr. Saroj Acharya
PEFA Training Module Expert
Procurement Management/ Financial Accountability/ Public Financial Management (PFM)/ Policy and Strategic Development
3
Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Bajracharya
PEFA Expert/ Financial Management Specialist
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA)/ Government Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards/ Financial Audit and Accountability/ Public Financial Management (PFM)
4
Mr. Shiva Kumar Upadhyay
Analyst/Economist/Agronomist/Socio-economist
5
Mr. Yoga Raj Pokhrel
Public Financial Management Specialist (PFM)
Education Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting/ Education Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting/ Policy Development and Capacity Building/ Procurement and Public Sector Governance
6
Mr. Upendra Gautam
Finance and Financial Management Specialist
Financial Management/ Project Preparation and Cost Estimation/ Procurement and Financial Management/ Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Projects
Public Health
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Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Mr. Sudan Bashyal
Biomedical Engineer (BME)
Biomedical Engineering and Equipment Management/ Hospital Management and Technical Consultation/ Technical Specification and Budget Estimation
2
Mr. Rajan Dangi
Biomedical Engineer (BME)
Medical Equipment Management and Technical Support/ Procurement and Specification Design/ Data Collection and Survey Management/ Hospital Infrastructure and Laboratory Setup
3
Ms. Chandra Ghimire
IT Expert/ Senior Programmer/ Graphics designer/web programmer
Senior Consultant, Senior Programmer, Project Manager/ Graphics Designer, Web Programmer, and Hardware Technician/ Hardware and Infrastructure Specialist
4
Mr. Singh Anil Kumar
Survey Design and Data Analysis Specialist
Expertise in data analysis, survey design, statistical modeling, and research methodology, particularly in public health and community development projects. Skilled in using software like SPSS, STATA, R, and KoBo Tool, with extensive experience in survey coordination, data collection, and report writing for health research and intervention programs.
5
Mr. Ashok Pandey
Survey Specialist/Research Fellow/ Senior Program Coordinator
Manufacturing & Product Development/ Developing and manufacturing scientific instruments
6
Ms. Ayuska Parajuli
Public Health/RCCE Specialist/Senior Research Officer
Community Engagement and Health Systems/ Research Methodology and Data Analysis/ Public Health and Policy Advocacy
7
Ms. Kreeti Bajracharya
Civil Engineer
Expertise of the Civil Engineer Expert/ Project Management/ Technical Design and Supervision/ Expertise in construction supervision/ Expertise in structural assessment, design, and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures.
8
Mr. Anuj Purush Dhakal
HCW Treatment Technologies TOT and Diagnostic Assessment Expert
Nepal Health Sector Support Programme (NHSSP), DFID/Options Consultancy Services/ Government of Nepal, Department of Health Services/ Nepal Health Sector Support Programme (NHSSP)
Mr. Anuj Purush Dhakal
9
Mr. Ravindra Kumar Thapa
Deputy Team Leader/HCWM study and TOT Expert
Monitoring & Evaluation: Designing and improving monitoring systems for projects.
Mr. Ravindra Kumar Thapa
10
Mr. Dhiraj Mainali
Team Leader/Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) Expert
Mr. Dhiraj Mainali
11
Dr. Anjana Shakya
Project Manager/Researcher
Environmental & Climate Change Management/ Expertise in climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and watershed management.
Capacity Building & Training/ Health Care Waste Management
Dr. Anjana Shakya
Public Finance/PEFA/Governance Expert
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Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Mr. Bishnu Datta Gautam
Governance and Accountability Specialist
Expert in Urban Governance, Public Financial Management (PFM), Local Governance, and Capacity Building. His expertise includes designing policies, strategies, and frameworks for public administration, local governance, and municipal financial management.
Finance Administration
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Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
CA Swastik Karmacharya- (ICAI/ICAN)
Finance Head
Swastik@wainepal.com
CA Swastik Karmacharya- (ICAI/ICAN)
2
Mr. Suman Maharjan
Finance Manager
Suman@wainepal.com
Mr. Suman Maharjan
3
Ms. Paleswan Shrestha
Finance and Administration Officer
Paleswan@wainepal.com
Ms. Paleswan Shrestha
Project Management
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Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Sabina Acharya
Project Coordinator
Sabina@wainepal.com
Sabina Acharya
2
Ms.Bijaya Laxmi Maharjan
Project Coordinator
bijaya334147@gmail.com
Ms.Bijaya Laxmi Maharjan
3
Ms. Neelima Maharjan
Project Management Officer
neelimamaharjan778@gmail.com
Ms. Neelima Maharjan
Business Development
SN
Name
Designation
Areas of expertise
Email
Social
1
Mr. Rishav Maharjan
Business Development Officer
maharishav666@gmail.com
Mr. Rishav Maharjan
2
Shubha Malla
Business Development Officer/Project Implementation
