Piyush Dahal
Tallahassee, Florida, USA • 435-232-6768 • piyush.dahal@gmail.com
Google Scholar Profile: https://tinyurl.com/3d4yjehb
EDUCATION
Graduate Student at Florida State University, Spring 2025
Major advisor: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf
Graduate Student at Utah State University, Fall 2023-Fall 2024
Major advisor: Shih-Yu Simon Wang
Master’s Degree in Environmental Science January, 2013
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dissertation title: Climate change vulnerability assessment through agricultural perspective: A case-study of Ilam district.
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science April, 2007
Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
JOURNAL ARTICLE PUBLICATIONS
- LaPlante MD, Dahal P, Wang S-YS, Hakala K, Mukherjee A. A ‘Nuclear Bomb’ or Just ‘a Joke’? Groundwater Models May Help Communicate Nuanced Risks to the Great Salt Lake. Water. 2024; 16(16):2221. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16162221
- Dahal KR, Dahal P, Adhikari RK, Naukkarinen V, Panday D, Bista N, Helenius J, Marambe B. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in a Hill Farming System of the Himalayan Region: Climatic Trends, Farmers’ Perceptions and Practices. Climate. 2023; 11(1):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11010011
- Talchabhadel R, Ghimire GR, Sharma S, Dahal P, Panthi J, Baniya R, Pudashine J, Thapa BR, Shakti PC, Parajuli B. Weather Radar in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges in a Mountainous Region. Weather. 2022; 77(5):160-64. https://doi.org/10.1002/WEA.3994
- Talchabhadel R, Panthi J, Sharma S, Ghimire GR, Baniya R, Dahal P, Baniya MB, et al. Insights on the Impacts of Hydroclimatic Extremes and Anthropogenic Activities on Sediment Yield of a River Basin. Earth. 2021; 2(1):32-50. https://doi.org/10.3390/EARTH2010003
- Panthi J, Talchabhadel R, Ghimire GR, Sharma S, Dahal P, Baniya R, Boving T, Pradhanang SM, Parajuli B. Hydrologic Regionalization under Data Scarcity: Implications for Streamflow Prediction. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 2021; 26(9):05021022. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002121
- Dahal P, Shrestha ML, Panthi J, Pradhananga D. Modeling the Future Impacts of Climate Change on Water Availability in the Karnali River Basin of Nepal Himalaya. Environmental Research. 2020; 185:109430. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVRES.2020.109430
- Ghimire GR, Sharma S, Panthi J, Talchabhadel R, Parajuli B, Dahal P, Baniya R. Benchmarking Real-Time Streamflow Forecast Skill in the Himalayan Region. Forecasting. 2020; 2(3):230-47. https://doi.org/10.3390/FORECAST2030013
- Panthi J, Khatiwada KR, Shrestha ML, Dahal P. Water Poverty in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study from Karnali River Basin in Nepal Himalaya. International Journal of River Basin Management. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2018.1531421
- Panthi J, Li F, Wang H, Aryal S, Dahal P, Ghimire S, Kabenge M. Evaluating Climatic and Non-Climatic Stresses for Declining Surface Water Quality in Bagmati River of Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2017; 189(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6000-9
- Dahal P, Shrestha NS, Shrestha ML, Krakauer NY, Panthi J, Pradhanang SM, Jha A, Lakhankar T. Drought Risk Assessment in Central Nepal: Temporal and Spatial Analysis. Natural Hazards. 2016; 80(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-2055-5
- Jha AK, Malla R, Sharma M, Panthi J, Lakhankar T, Krakauer NY, Pradhanang SM, Dahal P, Shrestha ML. Impact of Irrigation Method on Water Use Efficiency and Productivity of Fodder Crops in Nepal. Climate. 2016; 4(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/cli4010004
- Panthi J, Aryal S, Dahal P, Bhandari P, Krakauer NY, Pandey VP. Livelihood Vulnerability Approach to Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Mixed Agro-Livestock Smallholders around the Gandaki River Basin in Nepal. Regional Environmental Change. 2016; 16(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-015-0833-y
- Panthi J, Dahal P, Shrestha M, Aryal S, Krakauer NY, Pradhanang SM, Lakhankar T, Jha AK, Sharma M, Karki R. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall in the Gandaki River Basin of Nepal Himalaya. Climate. 2015; 3(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/cli3010210
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
- Piyush Dahal “Climate change and its impacts on water resources of Nepal: Case-studies from Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali river basins.” Conference on Local Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities in an Era of Change and Uncertainty. Dhulikhel, Nepal; September 2018
- Piyush Dahal, Jeeban Panthi, Nicky Shree Shrestha, Madan Lall Shrestha, Nir Y Krakauer, Soni M Pradhanang, Ajay Jha, Tarendra Lakhankar, Mohan Sharma, Vishnu Prasad Pandey “Livelihood vulnerability assessment due to climate change in Gandaki Basin, Nepal”. River Basin Research Sharing Colloquium, Kathmandu, Nepal; March 2017
- Piyush Dahal, Nicky Shree Shrestha, Jeeban Panthi, Madan Lall Shrestha, Nir Y Krakauer, Soni M Pradhanang, Ajay K. Jha, Tarendra Lakhankar, Mohan Sharma. “Climate change and livestock system in mountain: Understanding from Gandaki River basin of Nepal Himalaya”. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco; December 2015
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- Piyush Dahal, S.-Y. Simon Wang, Matthew D. LaPlante. “ Estimating Future Great Salt Lake Water Elevation Using Community Earth System Model 2 Data and Quantile Mapping Technique” Spring Runoff conference, Logan, Utah 2024
- Piyush Dahal, Jeeban Panthi, Madan Lall Shrestha. “Application of CORDEX South Asia climate product to assess the impacts of climate change on water availability in Karnali River Basin of Nepal Himalaya”. International Conference on Regional Climate-CORDEX 2019, Beijing, China; October 2019.
- Piyush Dahal, Jeeban Panthi, Nammy Hang Kirat, Kabiraj Khatiwda, Susmina Gajurel, Dhiraj Pradhananga, Yadu N. Pokhrel, Fawzia Tarannum. “Rainwater harvesting suitability map using free data and tools – An application in the mountainous basin in the Himalayas. MtnClimate International Conference, Gothic, USA; September 2018
- Piyush Dahal, Nicky Shree Shrestha. “Spatiotemporal analysis of extreme weather events in mountain: A Case Study from Nepal”. The 2016 Himalayan-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Aussois, France, May 2016
- Piyush Dahal, Nicky Shree Shrestha, Jeeban Panthi, Madan Lall Shrestha, Nir Y Krakauer, Soni M Pradhanang, Ajay K. Jha, Tarendra Lakhankar. “Extreme weather events and their impacts to smallholders’ farmers in Central Nepal”. 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture, Montpellier, France; March 2015
PUBLISHED BOOKS / REPORTS / PROCEEDINGS
- Report on Bara Parsa Tornado 2019, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Government of Nepal, The Small Earth Nepal (SEN), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal, https://tinyurl.com/2p8mx786
- Proceedings: Graduates’ Workshop on Green Economy 2013 (Editor), The Small Earth Nepal (SEN), Consortium for Capacity Building (CCB) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN),Japan, Central Department of Environmental Science (CDES), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Agriculture and Forest University (AFU), Nepal, https://tinyurl.com/5x8bmpkh
- Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook 2012 (Book: Research Associate), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, The Small Earth Nepal (SEN), Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water (CREEW), Nepal, International Research Center for River Basin Environment-University of Yamanashi (ICRE-UY), Japan, https://tinyurl.com/3pe8r493
- Proceedings of Graduates’ Workshop on Wetlands 2011 (Editor), The Small Earth Nepal (SEN), Central Department of Environmental Science (CDES), Tribhuvan University, Nepal https://tinyurl.com/5am9euar
- Report on Baseline Study of Rampur Ghol, Chitwan, Nepal 2010, The Small Earth Nepal, International Hydrological Programme (IHP, Nepal)/UNESCO, https://tinyurl.com/374fwajk
- Proceedings of E-Discussion on Water for Cities: Responding to Urban Challenges 2011 (Editor), https://tinyurl.com/yc4n2jrr
MEDIA COVERAGE OF WORK
- News coverage about research work on extreme heat event (Nepali language), Kantipur National Daily, https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/04/10/164960383860671085.html
- Video briefing about first recorded tornado in Nepal 2019 (Nepali language), Nepal Kdabar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN1J391HbkA
- Article on first recorded tornado in Nepal : Nepali scientists record country’s first tornado- 2019, Smriti Mallapaty , https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01159-w
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Coordinator, The Small Earth Nepal- 2017 August- 2021 December Research Officer, The Small Earth Nepal – 2014 August-2017 July
Research Assistant, The Small Earth Nepal- 2013 February – 2014 July
MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT DURING PROFESSIONAL WORK
- Researcher/Coordinator from Partner Institution (The Small Earth Nepal), Strengthen Nepal’s Climate Science Capacities to Inform National Adaptation Planning Process (March 2021- December 2021)
- Research Coordinator; Hydrological response to temperature and precipitation changes on Nepal Himalayas (May 2018- December 2021, The Small Earth Nepal)
- Researcher; Rainwater harvesting to mitigate drought in western Nepal (August 2017- December 2020, The Small Earth Nepal)
- Researcher; Customization of weather information and climate services to smallholder farmers (August 2016-July 2017, The Small Earth Nepal)
- Researcher; Runoff scenario and water based adaptation strategies in South Asia (July 2016- August 2017, The Small Earth Nepal)
- Researcher; An assessment of economic loss due to the 2013 flood of Mahakali River in relation to climate change (January 2015 – June 2016, The Small Earth Nepal)
- Researcher; Adaptation for Climate Change by Livestock Smallholders in Gandaki River Basin in Nepal Himalaya (February 2013 – August 2015, The Small Earth Nepal)
- Research Assistant; Assessing the economic impact of climate change on agriculture, water resources and food security in South Asia (February 2013 – December 2013, The Small Earth Nepal)
SUMMER SCHOOL/TRAINING
- Institute of Advanced Studies in Climate Extremes and Risk Management, 21 October – 1 November 2019, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
- Summer School on Sustainable Climate Risk Management, 29 July – 2 August 2019, Penn State University, State College, PA, USA
- Statistical Downscaling of Global Climate Models using SDSM 5.2, December 7-11, 2015, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA
HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS
- Early Career Researcher Travel Grant from APN for CORDEX 2019 in Beijing China
- Young Researcher Travel Grant for Himalayan-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop in Aussois, France-May 2016
- hloyd V. Berkner Fellowship by American Geophysical Union to present research talk on AGU Fall Meeting 2015 in San Francisco, USA-December 2015
- ConocoPhillips Water and Biodiversity Stewardship Scholarship by Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, George Mason University, USA for Statistical Downscaling of Global Climate Models professional training course- October 2015
- Early Career Researcher Fellowship for poster presentation on 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture, in Montepillar, France, March 2015
- M.Sc. Dissertation Research Grant by Center of Research for Environment, Energy and Water (CREEW)-2012-2013
- Collaborator of the project “Policy brief ‘Writeshop’ for early career researchers: an approach to promote greater science-policy interface in South Asia. The writeshop was supported by the Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)-under the CAPaBLE program.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- R for statistical computing and graphics
- Climate Data Operator (CDO)
- Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS)
- Javascript (for Google Earth Engine)
Some of the Google Earth Engine Apps: Drought Monitoring, Rapid Flood Mapping and Impact Assessment, Glacial Lake Monitoring, Locust Monitoring Hub, Wildfire Monitoring
- Geographic Information System software: ArcGIS, QGIS
- SWAT Hydrological Model
- Statistical Down Scaling Model (SDSM)
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American geophysical Union (AGU)
- South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA)
- International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)