Sudarshan Khanal
CV
Summary of Qualifications:
Environmental professional with comprehensive interdisciplinary knowledge of environmental challenges in developing countries; significant administrative, research and technical skills; and experience in project management, evaluation and publishing reports and findings.
Computer Skills: MS Office, Arc GIS, Minitab, HOMER
EDUCATION
YALE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, New Haven, CT
Candidate for Master of Environmental Management (MEM), 2010
Selected Coursework:
Energy System Analysis ׀ Energy Issues in Developing Countries ׀ Climate and Life ׀ Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation ׀ Economics of Natural Resources Management ׀ Public and Private Management of Environment ׀ Private Investment and Environment ׀ Industrial Ecology ׀ Modeling Geographic Objects ׀ Landscape Ecology
TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, Kathmandu, Nepal
Master of Environmental Science, 2004
Bachelor of Environmental Science, 2002
Selected Coursework:
Ecology ׀ Chemistry ׀ Earth Science ׀ Environmental Conservation and Management ׀ Pollution ׀ Energy ׀ Environmental Impacts Mitigation Techniques.
EXPERIENCE
YALE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, New Haven, CT
Program Associate - Online Access to Research on Environment (OARE) 09/08-05/10
- Online searching of environmental organizations in developing countries and communicating (email) them for their registration and access to the Online Access to Research on Environment.
MERCY CORPS, Kathmandu, Nepal
Summer Intern 06/09-08/09
- Formulated, oriented and analyzed the questionnaires for the Pre KAP survey of ‘DIPECHO Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives (KDRRI) – II’ implemented by Mercy Corps in ten flood affected communities in Nepal.
- Analyzed and prepared a report on the change in Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) after the implementation of KDRRI – I in six other flood affected communities in Nepal.
Winter Intern 12/15/08-01/15/09
- Acted as one of the two Project evaluation members for KDRRI – I on the basis of Hyogo Framework of Action
- Shared the report with national and global audiences including European Commission and South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Report published as case study by Mercy Corps, European Commission and Red Cross.
PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES
Gautam, D. R., and S. Khanal. 2009. Community based disaster risk reduction, contribution to Hyogo framework of action: case study. Mercy Corps. 17.
Khanal, S. C. 2007. Post project environmental monitoring and impact assessment-a case of Gokarna sanitary landfill site after final operation and closure. Scientific World (5): 60-67.
“Post project impact assessment and monitoring with a case on Gokarna landfill site after closure” Conference on Waste – The Social Context ’08, Urban Issues and Solutions. May 11-15, 2008. Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
