The following statistics are from the last 5 full calendar years: 2021-2025

Publications

12
Publications about Nepal
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21
Publications by IIASA researchers from Nepal
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252
Projects related to Nepal
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Engagement

People

10
  • Women
  • Men
Staff members from Nepal
2
  • Women
  • Men
YSSPers from Nepal
19
  • Women
  • Men
  • Unknown
Total number of alumni from Nepal
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News

Birdseye view of Kathmandu - the capital of Nepal

04 July 2025

IIASA research informs new World Bank Report on Nepal’s air pollution crisis

Air pollution has become the leading health risk in Nepal, contributing to around 26,000 premature deaths each year. IIASA researchers provided scientific tools and analysis for a new World Bank report presenting the country’s first comprehensive clean air plan to address the problem.

Focus

Colorful Tuk-Tuk vehicle and pedestrians in crowded traffic of Delhi with visible smog of air pollution

27 April 2026

Cleaning the air in South Asia: Why science and cooperation matter

IIASA researchers Pallav Purohit and Zbigniew Klimont examined the urgent challenge of air pollution in South Asia and the opportunities to address it through science-based policy and regional cooperation. In the run-up to the recent International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, they drew on recent research and real-world examples to highlight how integrated approaches to energy, climate, and air quality can deliver cleaner air, improved health, and more resilient economies for nearly one billion people.

Himalaya

People profile: From Everest to systems analysis

Options Magazine, Summer 2022: Before joining IIASA in 1980, Michael Thompson was a Himalayan mountaineer. Navigating risk in the mountains has influenced his research on risk theory, and environment and development in Nepal.

Projects

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Air Quality Management in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan Foothills (GAINS-IGP-HF)