讲座简介

The mid-hill region of Nepal is experiencing a heavy burden of climate change impacts. Changing rainfall patterns, low crop yields, increased diseases and parasites in animals, drying drinking water sources, forest degradation, and declining river discharges are some of the major climate change impacts in the region. Local communities have adapted to these impacts, but in a very limited scale and with minimal scientific rigor. Comprehensive multidisciplinary research, community capacity-building, and the implementation of appropriate policy measures for climate change adaptation are urgently needed.

主讲人简介

Dr. Poudel received an I.Sc. in Agriculture at Tribhuvan University at Rampur (IAAS), Chitwan, Nepal in 1980; a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Major: Agricultural Economics) at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan in 1987; a M. Sc. in Natural Resource Development and Management at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand in 1991; and a Ph.D. in Soil Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A. in 1998. Dr. Poudel is an expert in environmental science, climate change adaptation, and sustainable agricultural development; soil physical, chemical, and mineralogical characterization; soil classification; soil and water conservation, water quality, roadside vegetation management, and natural resources conservation and development. Dr. Poudel is a Board Member of the Bayou Vermillion Preservation Association (BVPA), Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, Advisor of the NASeA, Resource Person of Louisiana Organics, and a member of the Louisiana Technical Advisory Committee, USDA-NRCS, Louisiana, USA. In 2017, in recognition of the impact and quality of one of his research papers, Dr. Poudel and his co-authors were awarded for the“2017 Best Research Paper Award for Impact and Quality Honorable Mention”by the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.