Centre for International Relations

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Professor (Water Resources)
Vishnu Prasad Pandey
Institute of Engineering
Male
vishnu.pandey@puc.tu.edu.np

Name: Vishnu Prasad Pandey

Position: Professor

Unit: Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering

Other Appointments: Executive Director, Center for International Relations, Tribhuvan University (Nepal); Member of Academic Council, Tribhuvan University; Adjunct Professor, UNU-FLORES (Germany)

 

Email: vishnu.pandey@pcampus.edu.np

 

Research Identifiers:

 

Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 38

Total citations: 4,600

 

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Hydrology; Water Resources; Water-Induced Disaster Risk Management; Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience; Nature-based Solutions

 

Teaching:

Engineering Hydrology (BE), Irrigation Engineering (BE), Climate Change and Water Security (ME), Advanced Hydrology (ME), Groundwater Assessment, Development and Management (ME)

 

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

Young Scientist Award 2017, Awarded by Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

•    Bachelor Degree: Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal [2004]
•    Master Degree: Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand [2007]
•    PhD Degree: Integrated River Basin Management (Focus: Groundwater), University of Yamanashi, Japan [2010]
 

Professional Affiliations:

  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (Elsevier)
  • Member, International Water Association (IWA)
  • Member, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
  • Member, Nepal Hydrogeological Society
  • Vice President, Nepal National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (NENCID)

 

Selected Recent Research Projects:

  1. Model-based Estimation of Flood Inundation Risk Under Climate Change Context and Associated Stress on Ranny Well Planned in Koshi River [2025.05-2026.01]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management, Government of Nepal
  2. Assessment of the current status of wetlands and their effects on water recharge and biodiversity in Chure Region [2025.04-2025.06]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: President-Chure Terai-Madhesh Conservation Development Board, Nepal
  3. CREWS EW4ALL Accelerator for LDCs and SIDs Project: Nepal [2025.04-2025.12]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: The World Meteorological Organization, Switzerland
  4. Assessment of climate-induced multi-hazard vulnerability and risk in Lower Dudhkoshi Watershed [2021.11-2023.12]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: DCRL Project supported by GEF.
  5. Developing watershed classification standards for preparing watershed atlas of Nepal [2023.10-2024.12]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: DCRL Project supported by GEF
  6. Designing and implementing capacity building activities in water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) nexus [2022.07-2024.08, in three Phases]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT, Italy
  7. Enhancing water security in Kathmandu Valley through collaborative research and capacity strengthening (Phase 1) [2023.01-2028.01]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board
  8. Soil erosion, reservoir sedimentation and slope stability assessment of Dhap Dam [2022.06-2023.09]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: PIIU/DWRI, Government of Nepal.
  9. Enhancing Water Security of Madhesh Province in Nepal in the Climate Change Context [2025.06-2023.05]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: WaterAid Nepal (through Beacon Project)
  10. ReCAP - Developing Multi-hazard risk assessment model and supporting the design of multi-hazard early warning approach in Nepal/Koshi Province [2025.07-2028.07]; Role: Project Leader; Funding: SDC through University of Geneva, Switzerland

 

Selected Recent Publications:

  1. Talchabhadel, R., Panthi, J., Pandey, V.P. et al. (2025). Yesterday’s extremes, today’s new normal: flood risk in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Nat Hazards (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07524-5
  2. Lamichhane S., Karki N., Pandey V.P., Joshi P., Dawadi S. (2024). A synergic approach using the model and remote sensing data for flood monitoring in under-observed transboundary rivers. Journal of Hydroinformatics; jh2024056. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2024.056
  3. Pandey VP, Shrestha, N, Urfels A., Ray A., Khadka M., Pavelic P., McDonald AJ, Krupnik TJ (2023). Implementing conjunctive management of water resources for irrigation development: A framework applied to the Southern Plain of Western Nepal. Agricultural Water Management, 283 (1): 108287. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108287
  4. Ray A., Pandey VP, Thapa BR. (2022). An assessment of climate change impacts on water sufficiency: The case of Extended East Rapti watershed, Nepal. Environmental Research, 21 (Part D), 113434.
  5. Nepal S., Neupane N., Belbase D., Pandey V.P., Mukherji A. (2021). Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus. International Journal of Water Resources Development. Accepted. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2019.1694867
  6. Pandey VP, Shrestha D, Adhikari M. (2020). Characterizing natural drivers of water-induced disasters in a rain-fed watershed: Hydro-climatic extremes in the Extended East Rapti Watershed, Nepal. Journal of Hydrology, 598: 126383. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126383
  7. Pandey V.P., Dhaubanjar S., Bharati L., Thapa B.R. (2020). Spatio-temporal distribution of water availability in Karnali-Mohana Basin, Western Nepal: Climate change impact assessment (Part B). Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 29: 100691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2020.100691
  8. Pandey VP, Shrestha D., Adhikari M., Shakya S. (2020). Streamflow alterations, attributions, and implications in Extended East Rapti Watershed, Central-Southern Nepal. Sustainability, 12: 3829. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093829
  9. Khatiwada K.R., Pandey V.P (2019). Characterization of hydro-meteorological drought in Nepal Himalaya: A case of Karnali River Basin. Weather and Climate Extremes, 26: 100239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2019.100239
  10. Pandey V.P., Dhaubanjar S., Bharati L., Thapa B.R (2019). Hydrological response of Chamelia watershed in Mahakali basin to climate change. Science of The Total Environment, 650 (Part 1): 365-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.053