Ujjwal Upadhyay

Mr. Ujjwal Upadhyay, Consultant (DRR and Climate-induced Loss & Damage) at Practical Action Nepal, is an expert, academic, and researcher specializing in climate-induced Loss and Damage, Impact-Based Forecasting, Adaptation and Mitigation, Climate Financing, DRR, and Climate Resilience. With extensive international experience, he integrates climate change, DRR, water, and landscape management with community-based resource governance. He has led major studies and frameworks on vulnerability assessment, anticipatory action, Loss and Damage, and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), alongside work in cost–benefit analysis, technical guidelines, and capacity building. Mr. Upadhyay has collaborated with ICIMOD, World Bank, UNDP, ADB, USAID, WWF, OXFAM, and others, contributing to influential research, policies, and publications. He also lectures and mentors at institutions in Nepal and Japan, including Kathmandu University and Waseda University, focusing on climate resilience and sustainable development.