Dr.

Binaya Raj SHIVAKOTI

He has been with IGES since 2010. He has accumulated over 18 years of experience working in several Asian countries, covering policy to grassroots levels on climate change adaptation (CCA), water resources management (groundwater, WASH, GHG mitigation from waste-to-energy), disaster risk reduction and CCA integration, forests and agriculture. He currently leads Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) at IGES, focusing particularly on the uses of Indigenous/traditional and local knowledge (I/TLK) systems. His works often combine action research and capacity building, involving an interdisciplinary team from different levels and backgrounds to co-address pressing challenges concerning the resilience of livelihoods and socio-ecological systems. He has acquired specific skills in remote sensing and GIS application, hydrological modelling, multivariate statistical analysis, participatory approaches, and computer programming. He was the coordinating lead author of the 6th and 7th editions of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO6 & GEO7), the flagship publication of UN Environment. His current and past involvement in networks includes the Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA), APAN Forum, LLA Community of Practices, Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), Asia Pacific Water Forum Knowledge Hubs (APWF Knowledge Hubs), Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), Asian Mountain Academic Alliance (AMAA), etc.