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NEPAL
Staff Profile
To exchange resources, technology and information with both national
and international institutions
To implement development activities
Dr. Jagannath Adhikari, Coordinator, Ph.D. (Human Geography). E-mail: jadhikari@mail.com.np
Dr. Punya Prasad Regmi, Executive Director, Ph.D. (Regional and Rural Dev. Planning)
E-mail: regmi@ndri.org.np
Dr Basu Dev Pandey, President, Ph.D., Department of Virology. E-mail: basupandey@ndri.org.pk
Dr. Divas Bahadur Basnyat, Vice President, Ph.D. (Engineering, Water Resources Eng.)
E-mail: divas@ndri.org.np
Dr. Bal Bahadur Parajuli, Ph. D. (Water Environment and Dev.). E-mail: bparajuli@ndri.org.np
68. Nepal Institute of Development Studies
House No.: 23, Madhur Marg, Chun Devi, Maharajgunj, P.O. Box: 7647, Kathmandu, Nepal
www.nids.org.np
Date of Establishment 1998
Phone (+977)-1-4721277/4721278
Fax (+977)-1-4721982
E-mail
Head of Institution
Designation
Status of Institution
Objectives
Staff Profile
nids@mail.com.np
Dr. Jagannath Adhikari
Executive Director
Non-Governmental
The objective of the Institute are to:
Contribute to socio -economic development by undertaking innovative
research and supporting alternative development models
Implement programs to raise awareness and alleviate poverty in
Nepalese society
Empower local institutions in order to implement sustainable
development programs in Nepal
Conduct research on migration patterns to find aspects of its related
vulnerability and recommend alternatives to bring to the attention of
the policy-making officials in the country
Conduct research/implement programs on marginalized communities
such as Women, Janjati, Dalit, Remote areas and so forth
Dr. Jagannath Adhikari, Executive Director, Ph.D. (Agrarian Change)
Dr. Ganesh Gurung, The founding Chairperson of NIDS, Ph.D.
Dr. Anita Manandhar, Executive Director, Ph.D. (Community Forestry)
Ms. Radha Ghotane , Deputy Director
Ms. Durga Gurung, Senior Program Coordinator, M.A. (Public Health)
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