Peer-reviewed scholarly publications by members of the Nepal Water Initiative, based on our research & fieldwork in Nepal.
“Efficacy of Terrestrial Protected Areas for Conserving Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Fishes in Nepal: The Critical Role of Large Glacier-Fed Rivers” Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 36.10 (2026) – by Vaskar Nepal, Mary C. Fabrizio, Troy D. Tuckey, Rahul Ranjan, Hemanta Dhakal, Krishna Paudel
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.70475
“Development dreams and riparian realities in Nepal: hydropower expansion, local lifeways, and the politics of river futures” Environmental Research: Climate 5.3 (2026) – by Patton Burchett, Narayani Sritharan and Sapana Lohani
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5295/ae7c26
“Anthropogenic drivers and their impact on the hydrological regime of Nepal” Environmental Research: Letters 21 (2026) – by Sayedeh Sara Sayedi, Kunwar K Singh, Mary C Fabrizio, & Santosh Nepal
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae2ca8
“Hurdles & Opportunities for Conservation of Native Fish Biodiversity in Nepal” Fisheries 51.3 (2025) – by Mary C. Fabrizio, Vaskar Nepal, Troy D. Tuckey, Rahul Ranjan, Hemanta Dhakal, David R. Edds, David P. Gillette, Patton Burchett, Narayani Sritharan, Sapana Lohani, Kunwar K. Singh, Ammar Malik, Krishna Paudel
https://doi.org/10.1093/fshmag/vuaf067
“The Great Himalayan Chessboard: China, India, and the Geopolitical Gambit in Nepal” (Foreign Policy Research Institute, December 6, 2023) – by Nara Sritharan, Kritika Jothishankar, & Sarah Wozniak
“The Indo-Pacific is the Theater for The US and China’s High-Stakes Diplomacy” (Inkstick, December 7, 2023) – by Kritika Jothishankar & Nara Sritharan