Shova Bhandari

Senior Programme Associate
Climate and environmental risks (SG1)
Managing cryosphere and water risks (SG1-AAA)

In my role in the Geospatial Solutions Theme as a Senior Programme Associate, I am responsible for coordinating, managing and supporting the administrative, logistic and financial functions to ensure smooth operations for the theme.

Shova Bhandari

Q:

How do you protect the pulse of the planet?

A:

I protect the pulse of the planet to beat healthier through my work providing administrative and logistic support to achieve our mission.

Q:

What is your favorite part of the work you do at ICIMOD?

A:

When I enter ICIMOD main gate, I enjoy seeing the beautiful green lawn with different beautiful flowers and trees and the greetings from guards also make me feel nice. The diverse-cultured teams, the daycare facility and good office environment with a non-smoking office area motivates me to work at ICIMOD.

Q:

What are you passionate about?

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I enjoy reading spiritual books and I often wonder about life and the after life.

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My qualifications

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I have about 24 years of work experience coordinating, managing, and supporting administrative, logistical and financial works. I also have work experience in desktop publishing and data entry. I originally joined ICIMOD under the Mountain Risk Engineering and Mini Micro Hydropower projects and also worked in our beekeeping project for more than one decade. Prior to joining ICIMOD, I worked for about 4 years in SIRAC Software (P) Ltd. and I hold a Bachelor’s degree in science from Nepal.