Dr. Raju Thapa is a highly qualified and experienced practitioner lawyer, with a wide range of academic degrees and experiences in various fields such as disaster management, conflict management, political science, sociology, and human rights. He has extensive experience working in these areas with various governmental agencies, as well as international organizations such as UNDP, UNIOM, USAID, ADPC, Grand Challenge Canada, VSO, Save The Children, Practical Action, Care Nepal, DCA, and Mercy Corps funded projects. He has been serving in the key positions of Disaster Preparedness Network (DPNet) since 2017. He is an awardee of Australian Award in inclusive disaster management and finalist of 2019 Impact Story of Queensland University of Technology.
