NENCID has initiated a monthly talk series in the virtually platform inviting experts to share on a specific topics. The program is held every third Tuesday at 8:00 PM Nepali time and has provided a platform for all the irrigation professionals to share their ideas, research and observation in different aspects of irrigation and water resources. A total of 22 series has already been conducted and NENCID is planning to continue the activity in the future as well.
| # | Title | Date | Speaker/ Panelists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Designation/ Affiliation | |||
| 1 | Understanding Landslide Risks and Its Implications | 22-Jul-2021 | Mr. Ananta Man Singh Pradhan (Ph.D.) | Senior Divisional Engineering Geologist, Water Resources Research and Development Centre, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 2 | System Scale Planning for Water Infrastructure Development | 20-Aug-2021 | Dr. Divas B. Basnyat | Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI) |
| 3 | Realizing Irrigation Modernization in Nepal: Pathways & Challenges | 24-Sep-2021 | Mr. Ian William Makin | Vice President, ICID Chair, WG-M&R, ICID Chair, European Regional Working Group, ICID |
| Dr. Krishna Chandra Prasad Sah | Director, Chandra Engineering Consultants Irrigation and Water Resources Management Expert | |||
| Mr. Krishna Prasad Nepal | Deputy Director General Department of Water Resources and Irrigation | |||
| 4 | Breaking the Impasse: Elements of Successful Water Diplomacy in a Contested Transboundary Context | 29-Oct-2021 | Mr. Dipak Gyawali | Academician, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Former Chair, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation Former Minister, Ministry of Water Resources |
| 5 | Irrigation Policy – Relevance and Ways Forward in Federal Context | 26-Nov-2021 | Dr. Umesh Nath Parajuli | Interdisciplinary Irrigation Management Engineer |
| 6 | Irrigation Management – Learnings, Challenges and Opportunities | 24-Dec-2021 | Mr. Rishi Ram Sharma Neupane | Irrigation Water Management Specialist |
| 7 | Irrigation Institutions – Reforms need in the federal context | 28-Jan-21 | Dr. Prachanda Pradhan | Patron of Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust |
| 8 | Realizing Multi-purpose Water Infrastructure Projects: Breaking the Bottlenecks | 25-Feb-22 | Mr. Krishna Prasad Nepal | Deputy Director General Department of Water Resources and Irrigation |
| Prof. Dr. Hari P. Pandit | Hydropower & River Engineering Expert Retired from IoE/TU | |||
| Dr. Bhesh Raj Thapa | Water Resources Expert Assoc. Prof. & Principal, Universal Engineering & Science College | |||
| 9 | River & Water-Induced Disaster Policy – Relevance & Ways Forward in the Changed Context | 25-Mar-22 | Mr. Sanjeeb Baral | Deputy Director General Department of Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 10 | Responding to Climate Change Impacts in Water and Agriculture | 22-Apr-22 | Prof. Dr. Sangam Shrestha | Professor and Program Chair Water Engineering and Management Head of the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. |
| 11 | Addressing a Dilemma: Increasing Investment in Irrigation Versus Increase in Agriculture Trade Deficit | 24-May-22 | Dr. Rajendra Uprety | Executive Director AgriGreen Nepal (Ex-Division Chief, Food security and Agribusiness Promotion Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Province-1, Nepal) |
| 12 | Irrigation Management by Private Irrigation Operator Under Fixed-term Management Contract: An Alternative Approach to Irrigation Managem | 28-Jun-22 | Dr. Umesh Nath Parajuli | Interdisciplinary Irrigation Management Engineer |
| 13 | Cluster-based groundwater development for year-round irrigation: Potentials, Learnings, and Ways forward | 26-Jul-22 | Dr. Dibya Ratna Kansakar | Hydrogeologist |
| 14 | Future Prospective of Hydro-Met Services in Nepal | 30-Aug-22 | Dr. Rajan Bhattarai | Deputy Director General, DHM |
| 15 | Implementation of Irrigation Master Plan: Challenges and Way-forward | 27-Sep-22 | Mr. Susheel Chandra Acharya | Director General Department of Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 16 | Impacts Of Fluvial Geomorphological And Sediment Transport Processes And Extremes On Our River Systems And Infrastructures | 1-Nov-22 | Dr. Sanjay Giri | River Basin and Fluvial Geomorphology Specialist Deltares The Netherlands |
| 17 | Addressing Practical Challenges in Implementation of Irrigation Infrastructures in Federal Context | 29-Nov-22 | Dr. Santosh Kaini | Secretary Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Water Supply, Gandaki Province |
| Mr. Tulasiram Bhattarai | Secretary Physical Infrastructure Development Sudurpaschim Province | |||
| Mr. Nabin Raj Singh | Secretary Ministry of Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy, Province-1 | |||
| 18 | Management Information System in Water Sector: Learning from WASH Sector | 27-Dec-22 | Dr. Rajit Ojha | Senior Divisional Engineer Department of Water Supply |
| 19 | Water Energy Food Ecosystem Nexus: Challenges for Operationalizing Nexus in Nepal | 24-Jan-23 | Dr. Santosh Nepal | Researcher - Water Resources and Climate Change International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| 20 | Evaluating the Potential of Using Earth Observations and Remotely-sensed Information in Agriculture Water Management | 21-Feb-23 | Dr. Rocky Talchabhadel | Research Scientist Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA |
| 21 | What does the UN 2023 Water Conference Mean to Nepal? | 14-Mar-23 | Mr. Ajay Dixit | Water Resources Expert |
| Prof. Dr. Kumud Acharya | President, Desert Research Institute (DRI), Nevada, USA | |||
| Dr. Manohara Khadka | Expert in Water Resources Governance, Country Representative, IWMI-Nepal | |||
| Mr. Prakash Kumar Suvedi | Former Ambassador, Expert in International Relations | |||
| Mr. Rajendra Kishore Kshatri | Former Chief Secretary & Expert in International Water Law | |||
| 22 | Enhancing Sustainability of Groundwater Irrigation System through Clustering Approach | 25-Apr-23 | Mr. Dipak Bhardwaj | Senior Agricultural Engineer Department of Agriculture |
| 23 | Enhancing Institutional Resilience in increasing disaster in the face of Climate Change | 23 May 2023 | Prof. Dr. Narendra Man Shakya | Professor, Institute of Engineering |
| 24 | A dialogue on Blending Traditional / Local Knowledge with Large Irrigation Projects for Better Performance | 27 June 2023 | Dr. Umesh Nath Parajuli | Interdisciplinary Irrigation Management Engineer |
| Dr. Prachanda Pradhan | Patron of FMIST | |||
| Mr. Parsuram Bhattarai | Chairman, WUA, Argheli Irrigation System | |||
| Mr. Raj Kumar Shahi | Chairman, WUA, Rani Jamara Kularia Irrigation System | |||
| 25 | Sustainability in Agricultural Water Management | 25 July 2023 | Mr. Bishal Dahal | Doctoral Researcher, University of Oulu, Finland |