About Dibesh Khadka

Project Scientist at AIT Bangkok

Dr. Dibesh Kadkha — Project Scientist AIT Bangkok
  • Jan 22 –Present Senior Research Specialist, Water Engineering and Management (WEM), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
  • Aug 18 – Dec 21 Researcher, Water Engineering and Management (WEM), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
  • May 13 – Jul18   Water Resources Engineer, Full Bright Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
  • May 12 – Dec12  Project Coordinator/Hydrologist, TEAM Consulting Engineering Co. Ltd., Thailand

  • Doctor of Engineering (D. Eng) in Water Engineering and Management (2021),
    Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

  • Master of Engineering (M. Eng) in Water Engineering and Management (2012), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
  • Master of Science (M.Sc)  Hydro informatics and Water Management, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (UNSA), France
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B. E.) in Civil Engineering (2007), Tribhuwan University (TU), Nepal.
  1. Penny, J., Khadka, D., Alves, P.B.R., Chen, A.S., Djordjević, S., 2023. Using multi criteria decision analysis in a geographical information system framework to assess drought risk. Water Res. X 20, 100190. Link here
  2. Kumar, S., Babel, M.S., Agarwal, A., Khadka, D., Baghel, T., 2023. “A comprehensive assessment of suitability of Global Precipitation Products for hydro-meteorological applications in a data-sparse Himalayan region.” Theor. Appl. Climatol. 153, 263–285. Link here
  3. Abatan, A.A., Collins, M., Babel, M.S., Khadka, D., De Silva, Y.K., 2023. Sub-seasonal to seasonal drivers of dry extreme rainfall events over Northeast Thailand. Front. Clim. 4. Link here
  4. Khadka, D., Babel, M.S., Abatan, A.A., Collins, M., 2022. An evaluation of CMIP5 and CMIP6 climate models in simulating summer rainfall in the Southeast Asian monsoon domain. Int. J. Climatol. 42, 1181–1202. Link here
  5. Khadka, D., Babel, M.S., Collins, M., Shrestha, S., Virdis, S.G.P., Chen, A.S., 2022. Projected changes in the near-future mean climate and extreme climate events in northeast Thailand. Int. J. Climatol. 42, 2470–2492. Link here
  6. Khadka, D., Babel, M.S., Shrestha, S., Virdis, S.G.P., Collins, M., 2021. Multivariate and multi-temporal analysis of meteorological drought in the northeast of Thailand. Weather Clim. Extrem. 34, 100399. Link here
  7. Abatan, A.A., Collins, M., Babel, M.S., Khadka, D., De Silva, Y.K., 2021. Assessment of the Ability of CMIP6 GCMS to Simulate the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation Over Southeast Asia. Front. Clim. 3, 1–24. Link here
  8. Jaroenongard, C., Babel, M.S., Shrestha, S., Weesakul, S., Nitivattananon, V., Khadka, D., 2021. Projecting relative sea level rise under climate change at the phrachula chomklao fort tide gauge in the upper gulf of Thailand. Water (Switzerland). Link here
  9. Khadka, D., Pathak, D., 2016. Climate change projection for the marsyangdi river basin, Nepal using statistical downscaling of GCM and its implications in geodisasters. Geoenvironmental Disasters 3. Link here
  10. Khadka, D., Babel, M.S., Shrestha, S., Tripathi, N.K., 2014. Climate change impact on glacier and snow melt and runoff in Tamakoshi basin in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. J. Hydrol. 511, 49–60. Link here

 

Hydrology and Water Resources; Hydro-meteorological Extremes; Water Resources Modeling; Climate Change Impact Assessment; Climate Risk Management; and Climate Adaptation.

Mail

dibesh@ait.asia