Regional Research Network for research capacity & leadership development; working in the field of Environmental & Natural Resource Economics in South Asia & HKH
Kathmandu, Nepal
Joined November 2014
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As communities across Nepal face the impacts of flooding, every contribution can help support the affected and assist ongoing relief efforts.
Let’s come together and support communities in need.👉pmdrf.nchl.com.np/
#SANDEE #ICIMOD
Standing with the communities affected by Nepal's floods.
Every contribution to the Government of Nepal Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund helps communities rebuild after the devastating floods: pmdrf.nchl.com.np/
#SANDEE is pleased to share the SANDEE@25 Convening Paper, Natural Capital, Institutions, and Adaptation: Insights from SANDEE@25. This document captures the key discussions, insights, and outcomes from the SANDEE@25 conference held in December 2025.
👉lib.icimod.org/records/k5pjy…
Congratulations to Prof. Kanchan Chopra on receiving the #INSEE Lifetime Achievement Award.
Join the event online/in-person ⬇️
📅 5 Aug 2026 | 🕟 4:30–6:30 PM IST docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
SANDEE successfully concluded its 51st Biannual Research and Training (RnT) Workshop, held from 12–15 June 2026, bringing together researchers, mentors, and experts for four days of learning, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. #SANDEE #EnvironmentalEconomics #ICIMOD
An insightful interview of @Mani_Nepal with NTV World.
We often hear that economic development comes at the cost of nature. ICIMOD’s Mani Nepal, Senior Intervention Manager for Regional Networks and a renowned economist, flips that narrative.
In an interview with NTV World, he explains how clean air and healthy ecosystems are not a trade-off for development, but its foundation.
Watch the conversation to explore how environmental conservation and economic growth can go hand-in-hand.: youtu.be/slSpbOheS3Q?si=o2aa…
SANDEE Secretariat retweeted
Join us for SANDEE-ICIMOD Karl-Göran Mäler Memorial Lecture 2026: two compelling talks on climate resilience and women's empowerment.
🎙 Lecture 1: From Climate Risk to Resilience: Nepal’s Banking Sector and Sustainable Development
With about 37% of Nepal’s population is exposed to climate-related risks, how Nepal’s banking and financial sector is responding supporting renewable energy, and helping communities build resilience?
Speaker: Gunakar Bhatta, National Planning Commission of Nepal
Moderator: Mani Nepal, ICIMOD
🎙 Lecture 2: Electrifying Empowerment: Women and Energy Access
Drawing on coordinated studies and a randomised control trial in Myanmar.
Speaker: Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Duke University
Moderator: Soumya Balasubramanya, World Bank
📅: 12 June 2026 | 09:05–11:30 AM (Nepal Standard Time)
Register now: icimod-org.zoom.us/meeting/r…
Date and Time:
08:35–11:00 AM (Afghanistan)
09:20–11:45 AM (Bangladesh)
09:20–11:45 AM (Bhutan)
11:20 AM–01:45 PM (China)
08:50–11:15 AM (India)
08:50–11:15 AM (Myanmar)
08:20–10:45 AM (Pakistan)
Development does not have to come at an environmental cost.
Find the recent interview on Nepal Television World (NTV World) where Dr. Mani Nepal shared insights on the growing environmental and development challenges facing #Nepal and #SouthAsia.
👉youtube.com/watch?v=slSpbOhe…
SANDEE Secretariat retweeted
📢We are delighted to announce that the 20th #EfD Annual Meeting will be hosted by @cecfee in collaboration with the @IIMKozhikode from 12–14 November 2026 at the Kozhikode campus.
The meeting will bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from across the world to discuss pressing issues in climate, environment, energy, and development.
Find all relevant information, including the Call for Papers, here: iimk.ac.in/apps/efdconf2026/
SANDEE Secretariat retweeted
| CALL FOR PAPERS |
CECFEE is hosting the 20th #EfD Annual Meeting 2026 in collaboration with @IIMKozhikode, in November this year.
We are excited to invite all researchers, policymakers and practitioners to submit original research papers for this upcoming conference. The themes should address the intersection of environment, development, and sustainability.
The submission should must contain an abstract of 250 words and follow APA referencing style.
DEADLINE: 15th June 2026
Apply Now: iimk.ac.in/apps/efdconf2026/…
SANDEE Secretariat retweeted
SANDEE is delighted to announce the publication of a thematic essay written by SANDEE Founder, Sir Partha Dasgupta, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus, Cambridge University, UK, entitled “On Natural Capital” in Volume 9, Issue 1, of Ecology, Economy, and Society – The INSEE Journal.
SANDEE is delighted to announce the publication of a thematic essay written by SANDEE Founder, Sir Partha Dasgupta, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus, Cambridge University, UK, entitled “On Natural Capital” in Volume 9, Issue 1, of Ecology, Economy, and Society – The INSEE Journal.
Keynote highlights: SANDEE@25
Biswo Nath Poudel, Governor, Nepal Rastra Bank, provided a clear view of Nepal’s agricultural credit system, what’s working and what’s not, and why effective credit must be paired with stronger financial tools to help improve farmers’ wellbeing.
Keynote Highlights: SANDEE@25
Ruth Meinzen-Dick discussed the contributions of development and environmental economics, and transdisciplinary work on the commons, including innovative work on the use of games as interventions to strengthen equitable commons management.
Keynote highlights: SANDEE@25
In his speech, Sir Partha Dasgupta explored how sustainable development can be measured through intergenerational well-being and inclusive value of wealth – a framework that places natural capital at the centre of development.
Session highlights: SANDEE@25
Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, ICIMOD, reaffirmed continued support to SANDEE, highlighting its foresight for the next 25 years and lauding the Network for nurturing trust and a generation of scholars shaping policy and development.
Session highlights: SANDEE@25
In his opening message, Dr. Mani Nepal reflected on SANDEE’s past, present, and future, marking 25 years as a leading network advancing knowledge, evidence, and the next generation of development economists and practitioners in South Asia and the HKH
SANDEE kicks off its 25th anniversary celebration: Hailing quarter a century of development and environmental economics research and capacity development in South Asia.
Some highlights from 12 December, 2025, the first day of the event;
SANDEE Secretariat retweeted
The SANDEE@25 conference is bringing together researchers and practitioners from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region and beyond, to share insights on how environmental economics can help governments, policymakers, and communities address South Asia’s most urgent challenges – from biodiversity loss, to climate impacts, ecosystem change, pollution, forest restoration, livelihoods, and the deep relationship between mountains and people.
The conference will explore these challenges, centred on the theme ‘development, environment, and mountains,’ marking SANDEE’s 25-year journey, and highlighting its contribution to research, development and capacity building in environmental economics.
SANDEE@25 is a space to share evidence, strengthen collaboration, and innovative ideas that can create real impact for communities across the HKH.
Hosted by ICIMOD, the conference will take place from 12–14 December 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal. In-person participation is by invitation only, with the keynote speeches also available online for our worldwide audiences.
Join the four hybrid keynote speeches online, live on ICIMOD’s Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube channels. Look out for our posts on the keynote speeches.
#SANDEE@25 #EnvironmentalEconomics
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SANDEE Secretariat retweeted
SANDEE Research Grant 2026: Call for concept notes
Open call for research concept notes on environmental and resource economics in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), a research capacity and academic leadership development network of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), invites research concept notes responding to policy gaps in the areas of environmental and resource economics related to the development of South Asia and the HKH region.
Concept notes should:
- be aligned with the following strategic areas of ICIMOD’s work:
(1) Climate and environmental risks
(2) Resilient economies and landscapes
(3) Regional action and global advocacy
- be policy and practice relevant and demand driven
Who can apply?
- Junior to mid-career professionals employed by a university, a research institute, or a similar institution in South Asia and the HKH region, including government agencies and non-profit research organisations.
- Women professionals (e.g. academics, researchers, and practitioners) from and working in South Asia and the HKH region are encouraged to apply.
Learn more and submit your concept note here: icimod.org/sandee/sandee-res…
Deadline for submission of concept notes is 31 December 2025.
#SANDEE #2026researchgrants
