"Strengthening Policy Research: The Role of Think Tank Initiative in South Asia" at TTIX, Bangkok
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About ISET-Nepal

ISET-Nepal was established in 2001 as a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization to study and analyse developmental issues of rapidly changing social and environmental context that demand new insights into the emerging challenges to manage resources for sustainable development.

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Vision

ISET-Nepal envisions a society capable of addressing the emerging social…

Mission

SET-Nepal’s mission is to improve understanding and elevate…

Goal

The primary goal of ISET-Nepal is to conduct academic studies, research..

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People Led solution for better accontability practise (PELSAP)

Funded by Governance Facility (GF) and led by Action Aid Nepal (AAN), the project studies the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)…

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ISET-Nepal invites application for ABISHKAR FELLOWSHIP 2018

What is Abishkar? The Abishkar fellowship supports undergraduate students in Nepal further their creative learning. It provides financial support in…

November 20, 2018
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Conference on public policy and governance in South Asia

ISET- Nepal’s researchers participated in the conference on “Public policy and governance in South Asia: Towards justice and prosperity “on…

June 15, 2018
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Regional Meeting of South Asian Tink Tank

Four members from ISET- Nepal including Chairperson of ISET- Nepal Kamal Raj Pandey, Executive Director Ajay Dixit ,Executive Member Shova…

February 12, 2018
Strengthening Policy Research: Role of Think Tank Initiative in South Asia

Strengthening Policy Research: Role of Think Tank Initiative in South Asia is a vivid presentation of the diverse journeys of think tanks under the aegis of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) programme managed by the International Development Research Centre in South Asia. The book extensively discusses the three areas of TTI support to strengthen think tanks, viz., organizational performance, research quality and policy engagement. It emphatically demonstrates the crucial role of long-term core support in strengthening think tanks for more rigorous research quality as the basis for public policymaking. It presents a rich tapestry of complex pathways that each think...

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Craving clean air

There is a need for regular vehicle emission checks and automated traffic signals: simply banning old vehicles won’t do In…

November 20, 2018
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An urbanized Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu Valley is located between 27° 32’ 13”-27° 49’ 10” N and 85° 11’ 31”-85° 31’ 38” E. It comprises…

November 20, 2018
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Rainwater Harvesting in Kathmandu Valley

The table 1 shows the minimum water requirements for different household activities in an urban area.However, due to the intermit…

May 24, 2017
ISET-Nepal Interactive Map

The map provides socio-economic details based on Central Bureau of Statistic (CBS) 2011 data. Please click on desired district for district-specific socio-economic data.
(Map prepared by AidData USA).

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