INTRODUCTIONThe Central Department of Geography (CDG) located in the University Campus, Kirtipur, is one of the leading Departments of Tribhuvan University. It was formally established in 1959. Since then, it has been actively serving the country in higher education and research. The Department runs Master’s and Ph.D programme in Geography and admission is open to all relevent disciplines. It is a pioneer department running academic courses on Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) in the country. The newly established soil and water analysis lab has enhanced its teaching and research activities. The Department has well qualified and experienced faculties.

COURSES OFFEREDCentral Department of Geography offers 2 years Master’s level courses under semester system. Master’s Degree is offered after successful completion of four semesters. Courses offered include Geographical Thought; Geomorphoogy; Human Geography; Region, Regionalism and Regional Analysis; Geographic Problems of Nepal; Climate, Hydrology and Bio-Geography; Geographic Information System (GIS); Remote Sensing (RS); and Thesis as core/compulsory courses. In addition, students are required to take three optional courses out of 13 optional courses whose detail contents are developed. More optional course titles are listed in the curriculum and they are offered as per the demand of the students. All courses are of 3 credit hours except Thesis which is 6 credit hours.

DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIESThe Department has rooms for lectures, seminars and workshops, as well as laboratory rooms equipped with GIS/RS facilities. The soil and water analysis laboratory is equiped with modest facilities. The Department has the following facilities:

GIS/RS Facilities - ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, IDRISI, ILWIS, ALDUS freehand, GPS, Color Laser printer, Multimedia etc.

Soil laboratory - Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, UV/VIS spectrophotometer, Air-blowing drier, High speed bench centrifuge; Electric-heated thermostatic water bath cauldron, Sample pulverizer for plant and soil samples,

Vertical pressure steam sterilizer, Magnetic strirrer, Thermostat shaking incubato, Acidimeter, Turbidmeter, Electronic balance, Flame photometer, Axotometer, Pure water meter, , Soil sampler, Test-bed Nylon sieve, Stainless steel soil sieve, Refrigerator etc.

Soil and Water Analysis Laboratory

Departmental Library – contains course books & reference materials, research project reports, students thesis, and internet facility for students.

Research Cell – equipped with computers & internet

facility and some reference books and journals.

FACULTY MEMBERSKOIRALA, Hriday L. • Professor & Head. PhD (University of Gauhati, India), MSc (ITC, the Netherlands), MTech (Andhra University, India), MA (TU). Field Methods, RS/GIS, Resource Management Planning, Livelihoods and Adaptive Strategies; TU service since March 1988 (2045)

NEPAL, Pashupati. • Professor. PhD (TU), MA (TU). Local Governance, Policy and Institution, Urban Rural Linkage, Climate Change Risk Management, Disaster Risk Management, Vulnerability Assessment, Land Use, Field Studies ; TU service since October 1990 (2047)

MANDAL, Umesh K. • Professor. MTech (Andhra University, India), MA (TU). Quantitative Technique and modelling, RS/GIS, Regional and Urban Planning, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Soil; TU service since May 1995 (2052)

RAI, Dhyanendra. • Professor. MA (TU). Physical and

Human Geography, Geographical Thought, Field Studies, Climate Change; TU service since July 1996 (2053).

CHAPAGAIN, Prem S.• Professor. PhD (TU), MPhil (University of Bergen, Norway), MA Dist. (TU). Human Ecology, Mountain Environment and Resources, Climate Change Adaptation; TU service since September 1997 (2054)

SAPKOTA, Kanhaiya. • Associate Professor. MPhil (University of Bergen, Norway), MA (TU). Human Ecology, Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture, Research Methodology and Sustainable Development; TU service since September 1997 (2054)

SHRESTHA, Shobha. • Associate Professor. PhD (TU), MSc in Geo-informatics (ITC, the Netherlands), MA Dist. (TU). Geoinformatics, Development and Planning, Urban Studies; TU service since July 2000 (2057)

GHIMIRE, Moti L. • Associate Professor. PhD (Hokkaido University, Japan), MTech (Andhra University, India), MA (TU). Applied Geomorphology, Mountain Environment, GIS/RS; TU service since July 2000 (2057)

SHARMA, Puspa. • Associate Professor. MA (TU). Urban Studies (informal sector and microenterprises), Natural Hazards, Natural Resources Management, GIS/RS; TU service since July 2000 (2057)

CHIDI, Chhabi L. • Lecturer. MA (TU). Human Settlement, Quantitative Geography, GIS/RS Cartography, Regional Development Planning and EIA; TU service since April 2001 (2058)

GURUNG, Sher B. • Lecturer. MA (TU). Geomorphology, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System, Climatology, Surveying, and Field Studies; TU service since April 2008 (2065)

ADMINISTRATIvE STAFF MEMBERS

MAHARJAN, Kanchha B - • Account Officer MAHARJAN, Gyanu R - • Head Office Assistant MAHARJAN, Ujjwal - • Head Office Assistant BASNET, Sukundhara – • Senior Lab Boy BOGATI• , Dhruba B – Hardware Consultant PRADHAN, Jalaj - Office Helper• TAMANG, Sani - Office Helper• PODEY, Rakesh - Sweeper•

COMPLETED RESEARCH WORKS

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Studies

2018 Web-Based Natural Dam-Burst Flood Hazard Assessment and ForeCasting SysTem (WeACT) project, Loughborough University, UK, Newcastle University, UK, and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal (Ongoing)

2016Long term Research Project (LTRP) on Ecological Based Adaptation for Ministry of Population and Environment, Government of Nepal (on going)

2015 Situation of Springs, Ground Water Spring Potentiality and Gender Roles in Water Management: A Study of Melamchi Area, Sindhupalchok, Nepal for National Academy of Sciences and Technology, Nepal

2015 Review and Analysis of Existing Policies, Programs and Institutions on Hazard Risk Reduction in the Koshi Basin for ICIMOD

2013 Climate Change Adaptation through Water Resource Management: Comparative Study between the Yellow and the Koshi River Basins for ICIMOD

2013 Vulnerability Assessment of Meteorological Flash Floods in Poiqu/Bhotekoshi/Sunkoshi Watershed for ICIMOD

2012 Change in River Morphology due to Inter-basins Transfer of River Flow and its Consequences: Comparative Study of Kulekhani and Rapti Basin in the Middle Hills of Nepal for University Grant Commission, Nepal

2010 Study on the Rock Glacier Monitoring – Technology Transfer between the Eastern Alps and Eastern Himalayas: Climate Change Impacts, Tourism, Nomadic Communities in the Langtang Valley, joint study with the University of Technology and Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria, and ICIMOD

2001 Mapping Environmental Sensitive Rivers and Basins in Nepal and Developing Methodology and Scoring Techniques to Assess the Sensitivity for Water and Energy Commission Secretariate, Government of Nepal

2001 Identification of Ecologically Sensitive Zones of Nepal for Ministry of Population and Environment, Government of Nepal

1999 Study of Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Land Erosion and Landslides occurring in Nepal's Mid and Far Western Development Regions on the Lower Area Habitat for Water and Energy Commission Secretariate, Government of Nepal

1996 Field Assessment of July Debris Flow Disaster at Larcha in the Upper Bhote Koshi, Sindhupalchok District for ICIMOD

1996 Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment of Some Selected VDCs of Kabhre and Chitwan Districts for UNDP/Nepal

1995 Role of Extreme Weather Events, Mass Movements and Land use Changes in Increasing Natural Hazards for ICIMOD

1990 Local Level Environment Planning in Arghakhanchi District for IUCN/MAB, Nepal.

1989 Landscape of the Lele Watershed with Special Reference to Landslides, Research Division, TU

Land Use/Land Cover Studies

2011-2012

GIS analysis of Land Use and Land Use Change and its Impacts under the “Research into Long Term Impact of Development Interventions in the Koshi Hills of Nepal” for GRM International Limited, London, UK

2001 Land Use Plan: Preparation of District Profile, Jhapa District for National Land Use Project, Ministry of Land Reform and Management, Government of Nepal

2001 Preparation of Digital Database of Jhapa District for National Land Use Project, Ministry of Land Reform and Management, Government of Nepal

2001 Land Use Plan of Panchkhal VDC, Kabhrepalanchok District, National Land Use Project, Ministry of Land Reform and Management, Government of Nepal

1999 Land Use Planning in Nepal for the Department of Land Reform & Management, Government of Nepal

1986 Integrated Land Use and Resource Utilization in Humid Tropical and Sub-Tropical Areas of Nepal Phase II for UNEP/MAB/Nepal

1985 Integrated Land Use and Resource Utilization in Humid Tropical and Sub-Tropical Areas of Nepal Phase I for UNEP/MAB/Nepal

Socio-economic Studies

2018 Socio-Physical Vulnerability and Resistance in Bagmati Watershed of Kathmandu Valley: Mapping Water Poverty and Ground Water Potential, University Grant Commission (UGC), Nepal (Ongoing)

2009 Baseline Survey of Nepal Migrants and Remittance for World Bank

1999 Environmental Health Project for UNDP/Nepal

1999 Study of Human Ecology in the Arun Valley supported by Norwegian Research Council

1998 Health Hazards of Kathmandu City for MAB Nepal

1997 Socio-Economic Survey of Langtang Region for Partnership for Quality Tourism, UNDP/Nepal

1997 Environmental Impact of Socio-Economic Activities in Langtang Valley for MAB/ Nepal

1994 Population and Environment in Nepal for National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal

1983 Impact of Scholarship of Integrated Hill Development Program in Nepal, SATA

1981 National Fertility Mapping Project for National Commission on Population, Government of Nepal

Urban and Market Town Studies

1994 Identification of Market Centers/Towns and Exploration of their Potentials for Development for the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Government of Nepal: I) Physical Development of Human Settlement and Emerging Town along the Banepa-Bardibas Highway Corridor; II) Preparation of National Policies for Compact Settlement in Nepal

1994 Action Oriented Assessment of Market Towns in Selected Mountain Area: The Case of Dang District, Western Nepal for ICIMOD/USAID

1992 Settlement System, Small Towns and Market Centres in Bagmati Zone Sub-region for ICIMOD

1984 Role of Small Urban Centres in National Development in Nepal for UNESCO/Nepal

Micro-Enterprise Development Studies

2010-2011

Analysis of Natural Resources Based Micro Enterprise Projects of Rolpa District for Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP),UNDP/Nepal

2010-2009

Analysis of Natural Resource Potentiality, Market Demand and Target Groups in Rolpa, Kapilbastu and Jumla Districts for Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP), UNDP/Nepal

1999 Assessment of Self-reliant Society Service Center (SERSOC) Program in Lamjung District for GTZ/Nepal

1998 Review of Grassroots Level Institutional Program of Support Activities for Poor Producers and Assessment of SAPPROS Program in Lamjung for GTZ/Nepal

Digital Database and Assessment

2009 GIS Database on Physical, Social and Economic Aspects of Nine Districts of Nepal for LGCDP/MLD/UNDP/Nepal

2008 GIS Training on Municipal Facilities Planning to Municipality Personnel supported by Public Private Partnerships for Urban Environment MLD/UNDP/Kathmandu

2004 -2006

School Level GIS Mapping Data Base: Phase I and Phase II: All 75 Districts of Nepal for Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB), Government of Nepal

2001 -2002

National Level School Mapping (Facilities, distribution and efficiency) of Forty-Two Districts of Nepal for Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB), Government of Nepal in collaboration with CEDA/TU

2001 GIS Manual for Local Development Exercise for PDDP/UNDP/Nepal

2001 -2003

GIS Digitization and Map Development of more than 30 Districts of Nepal for PDDP/MLD/UNDP/Nepal

1998 -2002

GIS Analysis on Vector Borne Diseases for Environmental Health Project for USAID

1998 -2001

GIS Digitization Map Development of 22 districts of Nepal for LGP/MLD/UNDP/Nepal

1996 Natural Hazard Mapping of Palpa, Jajarkot, Rolpa, Sarlahi, Jhapa, Ilam, Baglung and Kailali Districts of Nepal.

1995 Preparation of Spatial Digital Database of Makawanpur District, Phase I: VDC wise and Phase II: Ward wise for Plan International/Nepal

1994 Preparation of Spatial Digital Database of Topographical Parameters of Some Districts of Western Nepal for UNEP/EAP-AP/ICIMOD

2001 Inventory of Nepal Himalayan Peaks for Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal

ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS

CDG now has academic collaborations through Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for research and scientific exchange with foreign universities, research centres, and various institutions of Nepal Government.

Foreign Universities and Research Centres

Sino-Nepal Joint Research Centre for Geography:• a trilateral collaboration between Central Department of Geography (CDGTU), Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunan University

Vice-Chanceller of T.U. with Yunan Provincial Higher Education Delegation visiting Soil Laboratory

Trilateral Conference of the Sino-Nepal Joint Research Centre for Geography, Chengdu, China, 2018

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural •Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCentre for Himalayan Studies, French National •Centre for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS), Paris, France. In addition, the Department has been working •in collaborative research with Loughborough University, UK; Newcastle University, UK; Group of Environmental Geography, Sections of Integrated Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Japan; Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Norway; ANU Climate Change Institute, The Australian National University, Australia; and Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University, Australia.

The department looks forward to fruitful research and teaching collaboration with national and international organizations.

SEMINARS/CONFERENCESApril 21-26, 2018: International Conference on • Mountain Development in a Context of Global Change with Special Focus on the Himalayas, Kathmandu, NepalOct 2012: International Symposium on ‘• Changing Mountain Environments in Asia’ in collaboration with the Hokkaido University and Global Land Project Sapporo Nodal Office, Japan.

Oct-Nov 2011: International Geographic Union (IGU) •Conference on Geography of Governance: Dynamics for Local Development in collaboration with the IGU Commission of Geography of Governance.

Dec 2009: National Seminar on • Environment, Livelihood and Micro Enterprises sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC)/Nepal.

Feb 2007: IGU Conference on • Public Policy and Local Development: Opportunities and Constraints in collaboration with the IGU Commission of Geography and Public Policy.

Jan 2004: National Conference on • Geography in Nepal: Reflections on Mountain Environment and Human Activities in collaboration with Nepal Geographical Society and National Centre of Competence in Research, North-South.

Feb 2003: IGU Conference on ‘• Marginality: Opportunities and Constraints’ in collaboration with the IGU Commission of Evolving Issues of Marginality.

WORKSHOPS November 21, 2018: • The 1st International Workshop of Eco-Environment Monitoring and Assessment for the Belt and Road Economic Corridors in South Asia in collaboration with IMHE, Chengdu, China.

The 1st International Workshop of Eco-Environment Monitoring and Assessment, Chengdu, China 2018

November 2013: • Working Towards Improving Resilience and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in the Hindu-Kush-Himalayan Region in collaboration with ANU Climate Change Institute, Australian National University, Australia.

March 2011: Inception Workshop on • Climate Change Adaptation through Water Resource Management: Comparative Study between the Yellow and the Koshi River Basins in collaboration with Research Centre for IRBM, Peking University, Beijing, China and ICIMOD

March 2011: Inception Workshop on • Vulnerability Assessment of Meteorological Flash Floods in the Poiqu/Bhotekoshi/ Sunkoshi Watershed in collaboration with Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University, Kunming, China and ICIMOD

PUBLICATIONSThe Geographical Journal of Nepal:• An annual publication has the score One Star from AJOL/INASP Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/gjn)The Geographic Base: • An annual publication of Nepal Geography Student Society (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/tgb/index)

Central Department of GeographyTribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, NepalPhone: +977-1-4330329

Email : info@cdgtu.edu.npWebsite: www.cdgtu.edu.np