Current Research Work

Aug 2020 - Jul 2023 [Ongoing]

The Political Economy of River Sand Mining in South Asia

Team

CMI, Norway: Bert Suykens, Magnus Hatlebakk, Anwesha Dutta and Ruth Gamble

IPDS, Nepal: Yogendra Gurung and Bal Kumar KC

Dhaka University, Bangladesh: Niloy Biswas and Atique Rahman

Funder: Research Council of Norway (UTENRIKS)

Research Works Carried Out

June 1 to November 31, 2014

A Re-Examination of Coping Costs and Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in a Sample of 1500 Households Interviewed in 2001. Institute of Population and Development Studies (IPDS) and Institute of Water Policy (IWP), National University of Singapore.

December 1, 2010 to June 30, 2014

Gender of Children, Education and Occupational Choice in Nepal. Collaborative Research Study between Institute of Population and Development Studies (IPDS), Nepal and Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway, Commissioned by Norwegian Research Council, Norway. https://www.cmi.no/publications/5190-female-empowerment-and-education-of-children-in#project-details.

September 14, 2014 (By Dr. Bal Kumar KC)

Master Paper for Migration for Evidence-Based Planning and Result-Based Management (EBP-RBM), for Population Division, Ministry of Health and Population and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

January to September, 2013

Forced Labour of Adults and Children Among Internal Migrant Workers in Nepal: Focusing on Internal Migrant Workers in Kathmandu Valley. Commissioned by International Labour Organization, Geneva.

July 4, 2011 (By Dr. Bal Kumar KC)

Population Policy for Nepal, for Population Division, Ministry of Health and Population and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

February to April, 2010

Fostering Health and Livelihoods and Conflict Affected People in Nepal, an External Evaluation. Commissioned by The Britain Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal. https://www.britainnepalmedicaltrust.org.np.