Practical Action South Asia Office, Kathmandu, Nepal
Post-Doc in Applied and landscape ecology at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic 2006-2008
Ph.D. in Sustainable forest management at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria 2003-2006
Community forestry and Livelihoods specialist with doctorate in sustainable natural resources management. Good knowledge on climate change adaptation and REDD, social inclusion, social sciences research, strong knowledge on rural livelihoods and rural development, excellent knowledge on NRM conflict management.
Doctorate in Agriculture and resource economics (2006) University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria Major subjects: Socio-economics of natural resources, community forestry and rural livelihoods, natural resource based conflict management, sustainable forestry, biodiversity conservation, International forest history, rural sociology, globalization and sustainable development.
Master of Science (M. Sc) 1998, Tri-chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal , Major subjects: Sociology and Anthropology, Human Evolution and prehistoric Culture, Population study, Sociology of Rural Society, Methodology of Social Research, Gender studies, Population studies,
Climate Change, Early Warning System, Ecosystem Based Adaptation
I have accomplished my Ph.D. in Forestry and livelihood at the University of Natural Resources and Life sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria in 2006 and did post-Doctorate Degree in Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life sciences in Prague, Czech Republic in 2008. I have 18 years of professional working experience in the field of climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, and forestry both at the national and international organizations. Before joining Practical Action in January 2019, I used to work as the Programme Manager: Climate change and Disaster Risk Management in the HELVETAs Swiss Intercooperation Nepal based in Kathmandu where I have worked for about 3 years ( 2016-2018). From 2009-2011, I have worked as a Community Forestry and Livelihood specialist, based in ForestAction Nepal (a non-government organization), and a team leader of a DFID funded project Research Into Use. In between 2011-2015, I have worked as Climate Change and Forestry Outcome Manager in a Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Programme hosted by the Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal. I have worked with the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Nepal in between 1996-2002.
1. Uprety, D. (2007): Community forestry, rural livelihoods and conflict: A case study of community forest users’ groups in Nepal. Guthmann-Peterson buch verlag, Vienna, Austria.
2. Uprety D. ( Edit) 2015: Training Manual on “ Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EBA), published by MSFP/IDS, 2015
3. Uprety D. ( Edit) 2015: Wetland, Cloud Forest Ecosystem and Climate change, a book let published by MSFP/TEF, Nepal, 2015
4. Uprety D. ( Edit) 2012: Development Assistance in Action: Lessons from Swiss and UK funded forestry programme in Nepal, Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme, 2012
5. Uprety D. ( Edit) 2015: Journal of Forest and Livelihood, Vol 9 (1), 2010, Published by ForestAction Nepal
6. Anju Sharma, Raju Chettri & Dharam Uprety (2018): Devolving Adaptation Finance and Action:Lessons from Nepal’s LAPAs, European Capacity Building Initiative www.eurocapacity.org
7. Gurung A.; Bista R.; Karki R; Shrestha S; Uprety D; Sang-Eun Oh (2012): Community-based forest management and its role in improving forest conditions in Nepal
8. Uprety, D., Gurung A., Bista, R.; Karki R.; Bhandari K. (2012): Community Forestry in Nepal: A Scenario of Exclusiveness and its Implications, Journal of Environmental Sciences, published online at http://journal.sapub.org/fs
9. Uprety, D., and Bhandari, k. (2011): Innovation in Community Forestry: impact on social change, Hamro Sampada, National Monthly journal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
10. Uprety, D. Ojha H., Thapa, J. 2010: Reducing Poverty through an innovation system in forestry: lesson learned from Nepal’s community Forestry Program, the international forest Review Vol. 12 (5), 2010 P 337.
11. Uprety D.,Hejcman M. Száková J ·Kunzová E ·Tlustoš P (2008) “Concentration of Trace Elements in Arable Soil after Long-Term Application of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers,” Nutrient Cycling in Agro-eco-systems, Vol. 85, No. 3, 2009, pp. 241-252. Doi:10.1007/s10705-009-9263-x.
12. Uprety, D. (2005): Conflict in Natural Resources Management: Example from Community Forestry (2nd edition) Published in ÖGA Year Book 2005, Austria.
Email: dharam.uprety@gmail.com / dharam.uprety@practicalaction.org
Phone: +9779851161345
Address: Nepal, South Asia