Kathmandu University’s participation in the Curriculum Development Mission to Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan

 Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Center (HiCCDRC), Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha participated in the support mission aiming curriculum development of the newly established Environment Protection and Disaster Management (EPDM) Department, Faculty of Geoscience, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan. He participated in the mission from 17 March to 2 April 2010 and visited Jawaharlal Neharu University, New Delhi, India and Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan. Dr. Kayastha contributed in the formation of detail syllabus of 17 subjects of the undergraduate course on B. Sc. in Environment Protection and Disaster Management. He also coached Meteorology and Climatology, Applied Hydrology, Environmental Impact Assessment, Water and Air pollution, Climate science and climate change impacts on water resources, agriculture, biodiversity, health and adaptation measures to a new faculty member of the department.

The mission was organized by the Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).