This document provides profiles for 15 participants attending a Disaster Management Training from June 20 to 24, 2007. Each profile includes the participant's name, designation, organization, contact information, academic qualifications, and areas of experience relevant to disaster management. The participants represent organizations involved in disaster preparedness, response, and risk reduction such as the Nepal Army, Red Cross Society, and Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Their experience includes community development, emergency response, and training in fields like disaster management, humanitarian support, and meteorology.

1. Participants’ profile
Disaster Management Training
June 20 to 24,, 2007
June 20 to 24 2007
Name: Ms. Amrita Sharma
Designation: Executive Member
Organization: DPNet
Address (Off):
Email: amritasuvedi@gmail.com
Phone (Off): 057-524074 Residence: 4417266
Fax: Mobile:
Academic Qualifications: M.Sc in Natural Resource Management
Areas Of Experience: Disaster Preparedness activities at grass root level. National and international
presentations on Disaster Management.
Name: Mr. Anirudh Prasad Sah
Designation: BLAS Member
Organization: Bagmati Lakhandehi Affected Society
Address (off): Kabilashi-7, Sarlahi VDC Nepal
Email: anirudhsah@yahoo.co.in ; sahanirudh@hotmail.com
Phone (off): 046-690787 Residence: 5554789
Fax: Mobile: 9803011998
Academic Qualifications: B.E (Mechanical)
Areas of Experience: Working assistant researcher in Centre for Environment and Disaster
Management on Fire Disaster.
Name: Mr. Bom Bahadur Chhetri
Designation: Training Facilitator
Organization: Terre des homes (Tdh)
Address (off): Jamshikhel, Lalitpur
Email:
Phone (off): 5555348 Residence: 5553644
Fax: 5532558 Mobile: 9803033175
Academic Qualifications: General Health Nursing ,Bachelor in Health Education
Areas of Experience: Worked as Trainer and Training Coordinator with SCF (UK) in Bhutanese
Refugee camps (1992 – 1998) and Working as Training Facilitator with Tdh
since, 1991,

2. Name: Mr. Daya Ram Pokharel
Designation: Programme Coordinator
Organization: Nepal Christian Relief Services
Address (off): Patan, Lalitpur
Email: relief@wlink.com.np
Phone (off): 016213752 Residence: 016209922
Fax: Mobile: 9851065447
Academic Qualifications: Masters in Sociology, Bachelors in Law
Areas of Experience: Community Development , Relief Response Rehabilitation and Disaster
Management
Name: Mr. Deepak Raj Subedi
Designation: Programme Officer
Organization: Oxfam GB Nepal
Address (off): Jawalakhel, Lalitpur
Email: dsubedi@oxfam.org.uk
Phone (off): 5530574 Residence:
Fax: 5523197 Mobile: 9851102654
Academic Qualifications: M.Sc in Environmental Management
Areas of Experience: Flood Response, Humanitarian Support to Natural Disaster and Conflict
affected persons, Preparedness Plan, Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction
in Livelihood.
Name: Mr. Dhurba Devkota
Designation: Program Manager
Organization: Save the Children US
Address (off): P.O. Box 2218, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: ddevkota@savechildren.org.np
Phone (off): 014412598 Residence: 9858020827
Fax:014410375 Mobile: 9858020827
Academic Qualifications: B. ed and MPA running
Areas of Experience: Master Trainer in SPHERE and Emergency preparedness and response

3. Name: Col. Ganesh Bahadur Bhandari
Designation: Chief Planning Operation Officer, DMOps
Organization: Nepal Army
Address (off): Army HQ, Bhadrakali khathmandu
Email: gbbhandari2003@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 4240918 Residence: 4423395
Fax: 4242664 Mobile: 98510 37220
Academic Qualifications: Diploma in science (Civil ) ,Passed Staff college ( Military )
Areas of Experience: 25 yrs of service experience in Nepal Army. Served as Staff Officer, Field
Commander and Head Quarter Staff, UN Peace Keeping Mission known as UN Interim force in
Lebanon and UN Military Observer in DR of Congo (MONUC Msn ).As a Battalion Commander took
part in the Search and Rescue mission of Sangrila Air Clash in Pokhara in BS 2059 (22nd August
2002).Recently took part in the Search and Rescue mission conducted in the Makhan Tol (Fire
incident 24 Apr 2007) of Kathmandu Metropolitan City on 28 April 2007. Graduate from the following
courses of Programme for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) implemented by ADPC
and NSET :-
• Training for Instructor Kathmandu , Nepal )
• Medical First Responder (Nagapur, India )
• Instructor workshop MFR Thailand )
• Collapse Structure Search and Rescue (Thailand)
• Instructor Workshop CSSR(Thailand )
• Master Instructors workshop(2006)(Philippines)
Name: Ms. Gayatri Kumari Upadhyay
Designation: Executive Treasurer
Organization: Natural Disaster Management Forum (NDMF-Nepal)
Address (off): Maitidevi
Email: asthagpaudel@gmail.com
Phone (off):4465812 Residence:
Fax: Mobile:
Academic Qualifications: B.A
Areas of Experience: Teaching and Social Work.
Name: Mr. Janardan Pokharel
Designation: Senior Officer
Organization: Nepal Red Cross Society
Address (off): Nepal Red Cross Society National Headquarters,
Kalimati Kathmandu,G.P. O. box: 217
Email: opcell@nrcs.org, write2janardan@yahoo.com
Phone (off): +977-01-4270650 Residence:
Fax: 977-01-4271915 Mobile: 9841449353
Academic Qualifications: Master Degree in Public Administration
Areas of Experience: ToT, Refugee Protection, First Aid, Disaster Management, Mass Casualty
Management.

4. Name: Mr. Khila Nath Dahal
Designation: Engineering Geologist
Organization: DWIDP
Address (off): Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Email: kndahal@hotmail.com
Phone (off): 5535407 Residence: 6634955
Fax: 552528 Mobile: 9841493924
Academic Qualifications: M.Sc in Geology
Areas of Experience: 12 years in DOI and DWIDP
Name: DIG. Kosh Raj Onta
Designation: D.I.G.P
Organization: Armed Police Force, Headquarter
Address (off): Halchowk, Kathmandu
Email: kronta8@hotmail.com
Phone (off): 4286552 Residence: 4359270
Fax: 977-1-4274594 Mobile: 9851047676
Academic Qualifications: M.E, Master in architecture, Master in Urban Planning, Land & Housing
Development. AIT Bangkok.
Areas of Experience: Planning & Designing various complexes & supervision. Currently working at
operation department of APHQ.
Name: Ms. Krishna Karkee
Designation: President
Organization: Centre for Disaster Management Studies (CDMS)
GPO Box: 15142 KPC 256 Kathmandu, Nepal.
Address (off): Sahara Marg, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Email: cdms-disaster@hotmail.com or kkarkee@hotmail.com
Phone (off): 2150078 Residence: 4427501
Fax: Mobile: 9841328073
Academic Qualifications: M.Sc. (Environment Science) from Lund University, Lund, Sweden,M.A.
(Geography) from Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Areas of Experience: Governance,Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation systems, Social
Mobilization, Capacity Building of Local Institutions, Community Based Disaster
Risk Management (CBDRM),Geographic Information System (GIS)
Name: Ms. Krishna Kumari Malla
Designation: Disaster Management Officer
Organization: United Mission to Nepal
Address (off): Dhading Cluster
Email: Krishna.Malla@umn.org.np
Phone (off): 01-4228118 Residence:
Fax: Mobile:
Academic Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Humanities
Areas of Experience: In community Development from 10 years, especially in Rural Development.

5. Name: Mr. Mani Ratna Shakya
Designation: Senior Divisional Meteorologist
Organization: Meteorological Forecasting Division,
Department of Hydrology & Meteorology (DHM)
Address (off): Babar Mahal, Kathmandu
Email:
Phone (off): 4486869/ 4473382 Residence: 4254147
Fax: 977-1-4473268 Mobile: 9841296770
Academic Qualifications: Post graduate degree in Atmospheric Physic, Training in Meteorology
from various countries.
Areas of Experience: Assistant lecturer for Meteorology in Tribhuvan University, Incharge for
western development region, Department of Hydrology & Meteorology,
Currently working in Meteorological Forecasting Division, Department of
Hydrology & Meteorology, Focal point for natural disaster, Department of
Hydrology & Meteorology
Name: Ms. Mridula Sharma Dhakal
Designation: President
Organization: Women and Children Development Forum (WCDF)
Address (off): Hetauda-4, Makwanpur
Email: wcdf@mail.com
Phone (off): 057-524074 Residence: 4465656
Fax: Mobile: 9845030732
Academic Qualifications: M.A in Sociology
Areas of Experience: Conducting Disaster Preparedness activities at local level.
Name: Mr. Munesh Bhakta Upadhayaya
Designation: General Secretary
Organization: Centre for Environment & Disaster Management (CEDIM)
Address (off): Kupondole, Lalitpur
Email: cedim_nepal@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 2112138 Residence: 5523646
Fax: 5534189 Mobile: 9803199277
Academic Qualifications: M.A Sociology/ Diploma Civil Engineering
Areas of Experience: Expertise in the formation, design & implementation of rural community
infrastructures, being involved in the field of environment conservation & disaster Management.

6. Name: Mr. Nilesh Nakarmi
Designation: Secretary
Organization: Kirtipur volunteer society
Address (off): Kirtipur -17
Email: nak_nile@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 4332656 Residence: 4331309
Fax: Mobile: 9841384311
Academic Qualifications: Master's degree in sociology Tribhuwan University (running),
B.sc. (physics) Tri-Chandra College, Tribhuwan University.
Areas of Experience: Assistant Facilitator of Project Management and Volunteer Management.
Name: Mr. Prahlad Dahal
Designation: Program Assistant
Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)-Emergency & Humanitarian
Action (EHA)
Address (off): WHO, Pulchowk
Email: dahalp@searo.who.int
Phone (off): 5523200 Residence:
Fax: Mobile: 9841261634
Academic Qualifications: Masters in Social Science, Bachelor in Law.
Areas of Experience: Disaster and Humanitarian Program
Name: Mr. Rajan Ghimire
Designation: Animation, training Coordinator, Desk Assistant to DM Desk
Organization: CARITAS Nepal
Address (off): Dhobighat, Lalitpur
Email: caritas@mail.com.np or rajswopnil@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 01-5539344/5538172 Residence:01-5001239
A Fax:01-5538484 Mobile:9851060374
Academic Qualifications: M.A. in English (running), B.A. in English (Trichandra Campus, T.U)
Areas of Experience: Animation Trainers since 3 years, Disaster preparedness and response since
2004, CBDP trainer since 2005, Need Assessment Master Trainer of CN/CRS
South Asia since 2002.

7. Name: Mr. Ram Chandra Neupane
Designation: Chairperson
Organization: ECO-Nepal
Address (off): P.O. Box No. 19720, Kathmandu Nepal
Email: econepal@econepal.org or rcneupane@econepal.org
Phone (off): 977-1-4445322 Residence: 977-1-4445320
Fax: 977-1-4435844 Mobile: 9841456005
Academic Qualifications: Master's Degree Business Administration from TU, 1989
Areas of Experience: Editor-in-Chief, Paryawaran Monthly (Environmental Journal) from 1992 to
date, Theme developer and writer of Flip Chart of 'Preliminary Knowledge of
Disaster and Community Participatory Disaster Preparedness’, Writer: Disaster
Knowledge Series (15 booklets are going to publishing within July 2007),
Theme Developed and produced of Flipchart on Introduction to Disaster and
Preparedness. Writer of various articles on different aspects of environment,
wetlands management and social science & sustainable development, News
Reporter, Naya Samaj Daily from Nov 1982 to Dec 1987, Sub Editor, Naya
Samaj Daily (Daly Political News Paper) from Jan 1988 to Oct 1989, Managing
Editor Prattibaddha weekly (weekly Newspaper) from Nov 1989 to 1992
Name: Dr. Ramesh Man Tuladhar
Designation: Senior Divisional Hydro-Geologist
Organization: DWIDP
Address (off): DWIDP, Pulchowk
Email: r.tula1950@gmail.com
Phone (off): 01-5535502 Residence: 01-4270509
Fax: Mobile: 9851002148
Academic Qualifications: Ph. D in Geology, M.Sc in Applied Geology
Areas of Experience: Disaster Mitigation since 2002.
Name: Mr. Sagar Pokharel
Designation: Research Assistant
Organization: Nepal Center for Disaster Management (NCDM)
Address (off): Opposite U.N. Building, Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Email: pokharel_sagar@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 5530668 Residence: 5580424
Fax: Mobile: 9841230341
Academic Qualifications: Bachelors in Civil Engineering
Areas of Experience: Worked as an enumerator for " Situational Analysis of 10 Districts" for Save
The Children, US, as a Research Assistant for demonstration of "Early
Warning System for Landslide", as a Research Assistant on building of "Fire
Resistant Thatched Roof House" in Kapilbastu, Kathmandu, Mahottari,
Nawalparasi , as a Civil Engineer for the "Estimation of a Shelter House in
Banke" for UNDP, and as an enumerator for " District Disaster Preparedness
Plan of Kapilbastu, Mahottari and Nawalparasi" for Oxfam G.B. Nepal

8. Name: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Designation: Risk and Disaster Management Officer
Organization: ICRC
Address (off): Min Bhawan, Kathmandu
Email: susanjeev@gmail.com
Phone (off): Residence: 4374448
Fax: Mobile: 9851037230
Academic Qualifications: Executive MBA and Bachelor in Civil Engineering
Areas of Experience: Project Management, Risk management and Disaster Preparedness.
Name: Ms. Savitri Tiwari
Designation: Deputy General Secretary
Organization: Nepal Center for Disaster Management (NCDM)
Address (off): Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Email: ncdm@wlink.com.np
Phone (off): 5530668 Residence:
Fax:5528443 Mobile:
Academic Qualifications: Masters in Development Economics.
Areas of Experience: 7 years working experience in Disaster Management.
Name: Mr. Shambhu Marasini
Designation: Section Officer
Organization: Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)
Address (off): Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: smarasini@hotmail.com
Phone (off): 4211200 Residence:
Fax: 4211282 Mobile: 9851058177
Academic Qualifications: Masters Degree in Business Administration and Masters Degree in Public
Administration.
Areas of Experience: Disaster management, Immigration Management, Internal Affairs (Law and
Order) and Public Service delivery.

9. Name: Mr. Shyam Sundar Jnavaly
Designation: Senior Theme Leader, Emergency and Disaster Management
Organization: Action Aid International Nepal
Address (off): 80 Apsara Marga, Lazimpat, GPO Box 6257, Kathmandu
Email: shyam.jnavaly@actionaid.org
Phone (off): 4436477 Residence: 4470535
Fax: 4419718 Mobile: 9851049221
Academic Qualifications: MPA/MA Sociology TU
Areas of Experience: Focal person for Emergency in ActionAid Nepal since 1996, Senior Theme
Leader for Emergency and Disaster Management since 2002, Emergency First
Action Team for Asia, Support to Kasmir Earthquake in Pakistan for relief
Management, damage/need assessment
Name: Mr. Sudarshan Adhikari
Designation: Department Head, Organisation development Department
Organization: Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS)
Address (off): NRCS Headquarters, Kalimati Kathmandu G.P. O. box: 217
Email: sudarshan@nrcs.org , adhikari.sudarshan@gmail.com
Phone (off): +977-01-4270650 Residence: 4352128
Fax: 977-01-4271915 Mobile: 9841255307
Academic Qualifications: Master Degree in Public administration
Areas of Experience: Medical First Responder, CSSR, TOT, TFI, Organizational Development.
Name: Mr. Sunil Sun Shakya
Designation: Secretary
Organization:National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (NDRC)
Address (off):New Baneshwor, Kathmandu Nepal
Email: sunilngocbo@yahoo.com
Phone (off): Residence:01-2171143
Fax: 01-5011108 Mobile: 9851077358
Academic Qualifications: Masters in Sociology.
Areas of Experience: Manual Preparation in Disaster Management.

10. Name: Ms. Sunita Sharma
Designation: Program Officer
Organization: OXFAM
Address (off): Jawalakhel, Nepal
Email: ssharma@oxfam.org.uk
Phone (off): 01-5520586 Residence: 01-4382637
Fax: Mobile: 9851102652
Academic Qualifications: Master Degree in Sociology, Bachelor degree in Nursing, Bachelor Degree
in H. ed and Master in Education
Areas of Experience: Public health promotion, Mass Casualty Management and Contingency
Planning.
Name: Mr. Surya Prasad Acharya
Designation: Civil Engineer/ Program Manager
Organization: National Society for Earthquake Technology Nepal (NSET)
Address (off): Mahadevsthan, Baneshwor, Kathmandu Nepal
Email: sacharya@nset.org.np
Phone (off): 01-4486444 Residence: 01-4440527
Fax: 4490943 Mobile: 9851090255
Academic Qualifications: B. Civil Engineering
Areas of Experience: Earthquake Resistant design and construction of building structures, Training
and awareness on earthquake risk mitigation.
Name: Mr. Tulsi Prasad Gurung
Designation: DPR Project Officer
Organization: Save the Children US
Address (off): Bargachi, Biratnagar
Email: tpg_tamu@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 021-537422 Residence:
Fax: 021-531299 Mobile: 9804302015
Academic Qualifications: Diploma in Public Administration
Areas of Experience: Very New in DPR Program.

11. Name: Mr. Ujjwal Amatya
Designation: Community Development Coordinator
Organization: World Vision International
Address (off): Uttam Chowk, Pokhara
Email: NPL_Karki_sdp@wvi.org
Phone (off): 061-430420 Residence: 061-531668
Fax: 061-432109 Mobile: 9846025090
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor in Forestry Science/MA Sociology/ Anthropology understudy.
Areas of Experience: Community Development / Reasearch
Name: Mr. Umesh Ranjitkar
Designation: Dy Sp
Organization: Nepal Police
Address (off): Police headquarter, Naxal, Kathmandu
Email: umeshranjitkar@yahoo.com
Phone (off): 4411569 Residence: 4437668
Fax: Mobile: 9851037060
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor in Management( B.Com)
Areas of Experience: Has been working in central Police disaster rescue and management cell since
9 months.
Name: Mr. Vijay Khadgi
Designation: Network Officer
Organization: ICIMOD
Address (off): Khumaltar
Email: vkhadgi@icimod.org
Phone (off): 5003222 Residence: 4281152
Fax: 5003277 Mobile: 9841254489
Academic Qualifications: Masters in Business Administration
Areas of Experience: Networking-online through community driven website, information sharing
systems and group emails

12. Resource Persons’ profile
Name: Prof. Dr Kurt Petersen
Designation: Professor in risk and safety analysis
Organization: Lund university
Address (off): Department of fire and safety engineering
Box 118, se-221 00 lund sweden
Email: kurt.petersen@brand.lth.se
Phone (off):+46 46 222 42 59 Residence:
Fax: +46 46 222 46 12 Mobile:
Academic Qualifications: Ph. D in reliability analysis from the technical university of Denmark
Areas of experience: Head of the Research Programme on risk analysis at Risoe National Laboratory
from 1990 to 1998 and Research Director for the research programme on
transport safety and risk at the Danish Transport Research institute from 1998
to 2005, has been working on development of methods for risk and reliability
analysis and risk management issues. Recently he has moved his focus of
research into the area of risk and vulnerability analysis and crisis management.
Name: Mr. Ibrahim Caglar
Designation: Civil Defence Girne District Manager
Organization: Civil Defence Organization – TRNC
Address (off): Sivil Savunma Girne Bolge Mudurlugu – Girne Mersin
10 TRNC
Email: civildefgbm@gmail.com
Phone (off): 00903928154985 Residence:00903928223257
Fax: 00903928151959 Mobile: 00905338646363
Academic Qualifications: University – Business Administration
Areas of Experience: Disaster Management – Search and Rescue – Under Water Search and
Rescue – International Relations.
Name: Mr. Sadrettin Tavukcu
Designation: Manager of Search and Rescue Directory
Organization: Civil Defense Organization
Address (off): Lefkosha, Turkey Republic and Northern Cyprus
Email: Arkurkuc@gmail.com
Phone (off): 00903922287958 Residence:
Fax:00903922282912 Mobile: 009005338406018
Academic Qualifications: University
Areas of Experience: Lefkosha,

13. Managements’ profile
Name: Mr. Badri Khanal
Designation: Chairperson
Organization: DPNet-Nepal
Address (off): Red Cross Road, Kalimati, Kathmandu Nepal
Email: bkhanal@hotmail.com
Phone (off): +977 1 4672165/01 6226613 Residence: 4270561
Fax: +977 1 4672165 Mobile: 9841593728
Academic Qualifications: M.A. in Nepali
Areas of experience: Director of Disaster Department of Nepal Red Cross Society from 1983 to 1985.
Name: Prof. Dr Meen Bahadur Poudyal Chhetri
Designation: General Secretary
Organization: DPNet-Nepal
Address (Off): Red Cross Road, Kalimati, Kathmandu Nepal
Email: chhetri1952@yahoo.com
Phone (Off): +977 1 4672165/01 6226613 Residence: +977 14272693
Fax: +977 1 4672165 Mobile: +977 9851073456
Academic Qualifications: Ph. D in economics from the University of Vienna, Austria
Areas Of Experience: Disaster Management, Drug Abuse prevention and treatment and corruption
control.
Name: Mr. Niranjan Tamrakar
Designation: Project Coordinator
Organization: DPNet Nepal
Address (off): Red Cross Road, Kalimati Kathmandu Nepal
Email: ntamrakar@yahoo.com / dpnet@dpnet.org.np
Phone (off): +977 1 4672165/01 6226613 Residence:+977 1 4264655
Fax: +977 1 4672165 Mobile: +977 9841221851
Academic Qualifications: M.E in Water Engineering & Management
Areas of Experience: Project Management, Land and Water Resource Development, Management
and Conservation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Environmental Assessment and
Management

14. Name: Mr. Buddhi Bahadur Thapa
Designation: Project Cum Account Officer
Organization: DPNet Nepal
Address (off): Red Cross Road, Kalimati Kathmandu Nepal
Email: buddhithapa01@hotmail.com
Phone (off): +977 1 4672165/01 6226613 Residence: 4278527
Fax: +977 1 4672165 Mobile: 9841255769
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor in Management.
Areas of Experience: Accounting, logistic and Procurement Management
Name: Ms. Sangita Sangraula Satyal
Designation: Information Management Officer
Organization: DPNet Nepal
Address (off): Red Cross Road, Kalimati Kathmandu Nepal
Email: ssangraula@yahoo.com , sangitasangraula@hotmail.com
Phone (off): +977 1 4672165/01 6226613 Residence: 4783833
Fax: +977 1 4672165 Mobile: 9841237070
Academic Qualifications: Masters In Management ( Major Management Information System),
Graduation in Computer Science
Areas Of Experience: Information Management
Name: Mr. Gyanendra Rajaura
Designation: Messenger
Organization: DPNet Nepal
Address (off): Red Cross Road, Kalimati Kathmandu Nepal
Email: mr_rajuara@yahoo.com
Phone (off): +977 1 4672165/01 6226613 Residence: 6637568
Fax: +977 1 4672165 Mobile: 9841339048
Academic Qualifications: Intermediate
Areas of Experience: Distribution Monitor in Refugee Assistant Program for 10 years.