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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.

Latest News and Announcement

March 3, 2025

Events

International Labor Migration, Armed Conflict and Alzheimer Disease and rel...

The study "International Labor Migration, Armed Conflict, and Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Risk in Nepal" featured a comprehensive training program designed to enhance enumerators’ knowledge and skills in research processes and high-q...

December 27, 2024

Events

Chitwan Valley Family Study - Study on Cognition and Aging in Nepal (CVFS-S...

The Chitwan Valley Family Study-Study on Cognition and Aging in Nepal (CVFS-SCAN) is a longitudinal cohort study that has been conducted by ISER-N since 2022 in collaboration with the University of Michigan and Georgetown University. This groundbreak...

December 23, 2024

Events

6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference

ISERN participated in the 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, held from November 27 to November 30, 2024, at the Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu. We contributed to the event through both poster and oral presentations and shared data, bookle...

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
Journal Articles Banchoff, E. M., Axinn, W. G., Ghimire, D. J., & Scott, K. M. (2024). Intergenerational associations of maternal depression with daughters' family formation. Journal of Marriage and Family. 2024
Presentations Adina Gurung, Dirgha Jibi Ghimire and Uttam Sharma. (2024 Nov 30). Association between Women’s Empowerment in Household Decision-Making and Social Media Use. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024
Presentations Prem Pandit, Dirgha Ghimire, and Uttam Sharma. (2024, Nov.28). Teacher satisfaction with their job and its association with student learning performance among secondary schools in western Chitwan, Nepal POSTER. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024
Presentations Jennifer Glick, Dirgha Ghimire, and Scott Yabiku. (2024 Nov 30). External Economic Shocks and Youth Migration Intentions in Nepal. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024
Presentations Dirgha Ghimire. (2024, Nov. 29). Environmental Vulnerabilities and Urbanization, Chair. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024
Presentations Lyman Stone. (2024, Nov. 29). Intergenerational Transmission of Fertility Attitudes and Behaviors in the Chitwan Valley. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024
Presentations Uttam Sharma, Dirgha Ghimire and Emily Treleaven. (2024, Nov. 28). Exploring the Relationship between Birthweight and Father's International Migration Status in Nepal. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024
Presentations Dirgha Ghimire. (2024, Nov.28). Social Change, Courtship Processes and Marital Quality in a Non-Western Setting. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. 2024

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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