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Improving Human Lives and Environmental Conditions

Institute for Social and Environmental Research – Nepal (ISER-N)

ISER-N is a premier research and development institute. ISER-N’s work focuses on evidence-based decision-making processes that build on high quality scientific research carried out by employing state-of-the-art, cutting-edge research methods for promoting informed policy decisions, identifying effective sustainable development initiatives, and strengthening democratic values. The institute adopts a three-pronged working approach that interlinks research, capacity building, and policy and program interventions as part of its effort to turn knowledge into practice.

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Team Appreciation Event: Sauraha, Chitwan

November 12, 2025

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Team Appreciation Event: Sauraha, Chitwan

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January 1, 2026

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Forthcoming Publication: Does the Number of Children Affect Parental Partic...

We are pleased to share news of a forthcoming journal publication that examines how family size influences parental participation in education campaig...

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October 1, 2025

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New Publication: Impact Evaluation of Parental Education Campaign on Child...

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new working paper examining the impact of parental education campaigns on child development outcomes i...

Latest Research

Data

ISER-N in collaboration with universities and research organizations in Nepal and abroad has collected a large number of longitudinal panel and cross-sectional data on various topics. ISER-N has collected a wide range of data on population health (psychological and physical health), environment, population dynamics, family change, migration, education and social change. Moreover, most of the data are available for students, teachers, professors, and scholars in Nepal and throughout the world. The measurements themselves included survey data, ethnographic data, anthropometric, biomarkers, botanical counts, land use measures, and geographic information system data collection. The data are available in ISER-N office at Fulbari, Chitwan while one can also electronically access them from Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University for Michigan and UK Data Bank through the following link listed below.

Publications

Publication Type Publication Link Year
Forthcoming Publication Arestoff, F., Bertelli, O., Djemaï, E., Ghimire, D., & Sharma, U. (2026). Does the Number of Children Affect Parental Participation? Evidence from an Education Campaign in Nepal. Revue d’Economie du Développement, Forthcoming. 2026
Journal Articles Arestoff, F., Bertelli, O., Djemaï, E., Ghimire, D., & Sharma, U. (2025). Impact Evaluation of Parental Education Campaign on Child Development in Nepal. Arestoff, F., Bertelli, O., Djemaï, E., Ghimire, D., & Sharma, U., 2025(07), 1-46. 2025
Journal Articles Cao, R., & An, L. (2025). Effects of concurrent conservation initiatives on forest-adjacent communities in the Chitwan Valley, Nepal. Forest Policy and Economics, 178, 103597. 2025
Journal Articles Choquette-Levy, N., Ghimire, D. J., Oppenheimer, M., Ghimire, R., & Ck, D. (2025). Retrenchment under climate-driven risks in subsistence farming communities. Population and Environment, 47, Article 22. 2025
Presentations Carlos Mendes de Leon (2025). The Chitwan Valley Family Study – Study ion Cognitive Aging (CVFS-SCAN). Invited lecture at the Tribhuvan University School of Nursing, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 21. 2025
Presentations An, L. (2025). Spatial AI, data science, & sustainability challenges, lightning talk as panelist at AAG 2025 Symposium on Spatial AI & Data Science for Sustainability: Spatial AI and Data Science for Sustainability Solutions, March 24, Detroit, Michigan.. 2025
Presentations An, L. Volker Grimm, Yu Bai, and B.L. Turner II (2025). Modeling agent decisions and actions with the aid of artificial intelligence: Complex systems & GIScience approaches, 2025 annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers at Huntington Place, March 26, Detroit, Michigan.. 2025
Presentations An, L. (2025). Uncovering hidden spillover effects among concurrent conservation initiatives: a geospatial data science approach", The Texas A&M University, April 07. 2025

Policy & Interventions

Work With Us

ISER-N is a premier research and In decades, ISER-N has successfully maintained partnerships with various universities, research organizations, and researchers, both in Nepal and abroad. ISER-N is also connected to the respondents who share their thoughts and experiences in response to the questionnaire. It has collected a wide range of data on population health (psychological and physical health), environment, population dynamics, family change, migration, education, and social change for decades. ISER-N has always been open to various levels of collaboration and has been able to maintain a data repository helpful for many researchers. One may get involved in ISER-N in many ways. We also provide valuable training and support to researchers and scholars willing to conduct research in Chitwan Valley or Nepal.

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