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Biography
Growing up in the Nepal mountain and working across South Asia in his early careers, Hemant has developed a deep passion for using the work of knowledge to improve the wellbeing of the communities in the Global South. With his cross-disciplinary educational background covering forestry, economics, and political science, he takes a problem centric view on academic knowledge generation. His work integrates applied research, policy analysis, community empowerment, and social entrepreneurship with a holistic view of change. He set up two influential think thanks and nurtured a community of action researchers who contributed to community based natural resources management in Nepal. He has advised international development agencies on community-based programs design. He divides his time between the academia (University of Canberra) and a research and development consulting firm Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD) in Sydney. He has published numerous papers on philosophy, principles, methodologies and practices of inclusive and sustainable development. He is currently developing a Policy and Practice Lab methodology that can assist development professionals and action researchers to effectively use evidence, interactive learning, and community empowerment to influence development policy and practice.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 14 Mar 2007
External positions
Senior Policy Advisor, Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD)
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Projects
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ACIAR: Enhancing livelihoods through improved forest management in Nepal (EnLift2)
24/08/20 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Governing Climate Resilient Futures: gender, justice and conflict resolution in resource management (JUSTCLIME)
15/07/20 → 30/01/22
Project: Research
Research output
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Investigating the Institutional Landscape for Urban Water Security in Nepal
Pandey, C. L., Maskey, G., Devkota, K. & Ojha, H., 14 Jun 2019, In: Sustainability (United States). 12, 3, p. 173-181 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rescuing forests from the carbon trap
Ojha, H., Maraseni, T., Nightingale, A., Bhattarai, B. & Khatri, D., 1 Apr 2019, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 101, p. 15-18 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Temporal Changes in Precipitation and Temperature and their Implications on the Streamflow of Rosi River, Central Nepal
Dahal, N., Shrestha, U. B., Tuitui, A. & Ojha, H. R., 1 Jan 2019, In: Climate . 7, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Material Politics of Citizenship: Struggles over Resources, Authority and Belonging in the New Federal Republic of Nepal
Nightingale, A. J., Lenaerts, L., Shrestha, A., Lama ‘Tsumpa’, P. N. & Ojha, H. R., 28 Aug 2019, In: South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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To what extent is Nepal’s community forestry contributing to the sustainable development goals? An institutional interaction perspective
Aryal, K., Laudari, H. K. & Ojha, H. R., 14 Jun 2019, In: International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)