Binaya Pasakhala, a Nepali citizen, serves as a Environment, Social and Governance Specialist in ICIMOD’s Action Area: Economies. He joined ICIMOD in 2020 and has been coordinating the Successful Intervention Pathways for Migration as Adaptation (SUCCESS), a project funded by the CLimate Adaptation & REsilience (CLARE) programme since 2023. Over the years, his focus has been on understanding the socio-ecological dynamics of different mountain ecosystems, with a keen emphasis on future governance strategies to ensure sustainable development.

Binaya’s publication portfolio includes peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, op-eds, blogs, posters, and jingles. He has also contributed to the report, Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: An Outlook.

Binaya holds a doctorate from Kyoto University, Japan, and a master’s degree from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.