Umesh Parajuli, On Farm Water Management Specialist at Sheladia Associates Inc. USA

Umesh Parajuli, On Farm Water Management Specialist at Sheladia Associates Inc. USA

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Dr. Umesh PARAJULI holds a Ph. D. in Agricultural and Environmental Science with specialization in Interdisciplinary Water Management from the Wageningen University, The Netherlands (1999) and a Master of Engineering in Irrigation Water Use Management, from the University of Roorkee, India (1989). He has more than 35 years of professional experience in planning and designing irrigation schemes in several Asian Countries

Beside development works, Dr. Parajuli also has a long association on the research and capacity building works. He has been a Professor of Interdisciplinary Water Resources Management Course (MSc program) under Pokhara Univeristy, and involved in several researches supported by WINROCK International, ICIMOD, DFID, IWMI and CDKN

He has several publications, especially in the field of matching technology and institutions in irrigation management and river basin management. His recent publication in the field of climate change and irrigation is: Framework for effectiveness and resilience of small and medium-scale irrigation systems in Nepal, published by CDKN, 2017

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