Mr. Umesh Basnet

R&D and Fundraising Coordinator

Umesh Basnet is an environmental graduate from Central Department of Environmental Science, TU with specialization in Climate Change, DRRM, Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation. Mr. Basnet has over 10 years of professional experience in conducting multi disciplinary Research along with experience in developing both research and project proposals and and managing NRM, Climate Change, Tourism, Livelihood Promotion and Biodiversity Conservation related projects and programs. Besides, he has experienced in designing and delivering onsite training on bee-keeping, NTFPs cultivation and kitchen gardening together with experienced in Budget Allocation and Financial Management, Social Mobilization, Community Development, Institutional Development, Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion. Additionally, He has handful of experience in designing M&E framework and conducting M&E activities along with preparing grant management, booking keeping, planning and organizing local, regional and global scale meetings, seminars and conferences and preparing high quality project and research reports based on donors need and requirements while being affiliated with different organizations like The Mountain Institute and Portland State University being in the position of Senior Program Officer and Senior Research Coordinator. 

Articles by Umesh Basnet

1. https://www.icccad.net/voices-from-frontline-p3/the-struggles-of-a-herder-from-rasuwa-nepal/

2. https://www.icccad.net/dhaka-tribune-articles/climate-tribune/january-2023/

3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2021.100169

4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101879

5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105041

6. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5349en