ABOUT

Executive Board

Mr. Manjeet Dhakal

Chairperson

Mr. Rajan Parajuli

General Secretary

Mr. Suman Basnet

Treasurer

Ms. Rassu Manandhar

Member

Mr. Kamal Raj Gosai, PhD

Member

Mangleshwori Dhonju

Member

Anjali Sai Chalise

Member

Elina Shrestha

Member

Mr. Manjeet Dhakal

Chairperson

Manjeet works with Climate Analytics as Head of LDC Support Team. He serves as an Advisor to the Chair of the LDC Group at the UN climate change negotiations and was a key part of the LDC efforts that led to the Paris Agreement in 2015, taking part in many of the high level processes in that negotiation in support of the LDC Chair. He is a member of the Managing Committee for the Environment Protection Fund at the Ministry of Population and Environment, Government of Nepal. He is also associated with Pokhara University, School of Environmental Science and Management, Kathmandu as Faculty for Climate Change Diplomacy. Manjeet was Program Director at CEN and also served as the functional head of the organisation from 2011 to 2013.

Mr. Rajan Parajuli

General Secretary

Rajan Parajuli is a prominent and internationally acclaimed journalist, media trainer and communication activist of Nepal. He has more than a decade long experiences in implementing innovative and impactful work on radio and television program production, organizing mass awareness campaigns in pro-poor and marginalized communities and training to upcoming young journalists of Nepal. For his courage, creativity and commitment for Democracy and executing innovative media projects to promote democratic practices in Nepali Politics, Rajan was rewarded as one of the 30 "Inspiring Youth" around the Globe by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a non-profit foundation from America working in more than 90 countries of the world I 2013.

Mr. Suman Basnet

Treasurer

Mr. Basnet has many years of experience working as a Social and Environment Director at SN Power Nepal. Mr. Basnet had been the Senior Manager, CSR, SN Power Nepal and Director of REPSO Nepal and Winrock International. He has many years of working experiences in renewable energy sectors. Mr. Basnet has MBA on Technological Entrepreneurship from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -The Lally School of Management and Technology (1999 – 2001), attended on a Fulbright Scholarship.

Ms. Rassu Manandhar

Member

Rassu Manandhar brings seven years of technical and programmatic experience on the issues related to climate change, environment, and air quality.  She is currently working with UNDP, Nepal to support the Government of Nepal in enhancement of Nationally Determined Contributions to fulfil obligation as per the Paris Agreement. Ms Manandhar was part of the Professional Fellows Program for Governance and Society hosted by the US Department of State. She led study on ambient Air Pollution of Pokhara City as a part of Fredskorpset Norway exchange program (2015/16) with technical support from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has previously worked with Alternative Energy Promotion Centre under Climate and Carbon Unit as program officer and supported Certified Emission Reduction and accreditation process with Green Climate Fund. She has also worked with Clean Air Network Nepal as a Coordinator. She has a master's degree in environment management.

Mr. Kamal Raj Gosai, PhD

Member

Mr. Kamal Raj Gosai, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal where he also serves as a Research Coordinator. Mr. Gosai is also a Life Member of Bird Conservation Nepal.

Mangleshwori Dhonju

Member

Anjali Sai Chalise

Member

Anjali Sai Chalise is a climate justice activist and researcher from Nepal, actively involved in climate campaigning since 2019. She is currently working as a Program Manager in Power Shift Nepal which  is a women led organization to mainstream female leadership to combat climate change and different environmental issues.As fellow of the Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) fellowship by ARROW, she works at the intersection of gender justice, environmental advocacy, and community resilience. Anjali has led grassroots initiatives across Nepal’s seven provinces and contributed to national policy drafting with a focus on inclusivity. She has also represented Nepali youth on national and international platforms, including major climate conferences like the COPs.

Elina Shrestha

Member

Elina Shrestha currently serves as an Associate Consultant at Adam Smith International. She brings extensive experience in environmental research and policy, having previously worked on air pollution, climate change and urban mobility studies with Clean Energy Nepal from 2018 to 2020. Elina also contributed as a research assistant for the Sustainable Low Emission Transport Nepal project funded by UNEP, focusing on emission reduction policies for light-duty vehicles in Kathmandu Valley. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Golden Gate International College and has collaborated on clean air and disaster risk reduction projects with Wageningen University, Catholic Relief Services, and the Global Peace Foundation.