Sharad Prasad Joshi is a Cryosphere Analyst in the Action Area, Managing Cryosphere and Water Risks under Cryosphere intervention. He is Nepal’s national correspondent for the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) and has been with ICIMOD since 2010 in various roles and responsibilities. Sharad has over thirty years of experience in cryosphere research and capacity building in Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Throughout his career, he has been involved in glacial lake monitoring, glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) observations, and in the implementation of benchmark glacier monitoring. Sharad has led several research expeditions to gather crucial information on the Himalaya in Nepal. He has also conducted capacity-building training on monitoring for regional professionals to expand monitoring activities in the HKH region.
Before joining ICIMOD, he was with the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat of the Government of Nepal. His areas of expertise include glacier monitoring, glacial lakes, GLOFs, impact assessment, GIS, and RS. His work has been published in working reports and peer-reviewed journals, and as book chapters. Sharad holds a diploma in cartography, GIS, and mapping from ITC, the Netherlands, and a degree in business management from Nepal.