{"id":9360,"date":"2025-11-24T08:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9360"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:21:10","slug":"mr-purna-prasad-chapagai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9360","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Purna Prasad Chapagai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9360\" class=\"elementor elementor-9360\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f0c09ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f0c09ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b90d33\" data-id=\"27b90d33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c2dfed elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"60c2dfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3070.jpg\" title=\"DSC_3070\" alt=\"DSC_3070\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Purna Prasad Chapagai<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ecfcfe elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"36ecfcfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9211\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Personal Infromation<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9212\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Educational Backgrounds<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9213\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9213\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Employment History<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9214\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9214\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Publications and Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9215\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9215\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Thesis Supervisor & Dissertation Advisor  <\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9216\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9216\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Training and Workshops Conducted \/ Attended<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Personal Infromation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9211\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Purna P. Chapagai<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1; height: 34.85pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 94.7pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 34.85pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"126\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Department<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 181.85pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 34.85pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"242\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Sustainable Development<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 265.75pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 34.85pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"354\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">RUB\/CNR Email\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:pprasad.cnr@rub.edu.bt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">pprasad.cnr@rub.edu.bt<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><\/b><\/span><\/p><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2; height: 28.2pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 94.7pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 28.2pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"126\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Personal Email<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 181.85pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 28.2pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"242\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:purnaprasadchapagai@gmail.com\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">purnaprasadchapagai@gmail.com<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 265.75pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 28.2pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" width=\"354\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">\u00a0\u00a0 Mobile # +975 177704889<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3; height: 45.6pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 542.3pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 45.6pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"723\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Website <\/span><\/b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">www.cnr.edu.bt<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ORCID: <\/span><\/b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0810-1247\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0810-1247<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Research Gate: <\/span><\/b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Purna-Chapagai?ev=hdr_xprf\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Purna-Chapagai?ev=hdr_xprf<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4; height: 23.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 542.3pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 23.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"723\"><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">POSITIONS HELD <\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h2><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5; height: 73.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 94.7pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 73.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"126\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">Government Higher Secondary Schools<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 261.65pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 73.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"349\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">Science Teacher<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">Head of Science Department <\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 84.2pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 73.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"112\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">July 1, 2004<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">August 2012 <\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 101.75pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 73.7pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"136\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">December 31, 2016<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">December 2016<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6; height: 50.9pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 94.7pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 50.9pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"126\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">College of Natural Resources<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 261.65pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 50.9pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"349\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">Lecturer, Program Leader for B.Sc. Sustainable Development<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 84.2pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 50.9pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"112\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">2017<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 101.75pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 50.9pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"136\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">December 2021<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: 43.65pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\"><td style=\"width: 94.7pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 43.65pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"126\"><p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;\">College of Natural Resources<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 261.65pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 43.65pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"349\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">Head of Department, Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 84.2pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 43.65pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"112\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">1 March 2025<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 101.75pt; padding: .7pt 4.3pt .7pt 4.3pt; height: 43.65pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;\" width=\"136\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;\">Till date<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Educational Backgrounds<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9212\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><table width=\"723\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"285\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>B.Ed. Secondary Science<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"267\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Samtsi College of Education, Bhutan<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2000 to 2004<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"285\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Masters in Development Practice (MDP)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"267\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TERI University, New Delhi, India<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 2010 to July 2012<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"285\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PhD in Climate Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2018Influence of Climate Change on Food Systems and their Value Chain in Western Bhutan\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"267\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"172\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 2022 to February 2025<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9213\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Employment History<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9213\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9213\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><table width=\"714\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"76\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"142\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Zhemgang HSS, Daga HSS, Phuentsholing MSS, Ministry of Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"105\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July 2004<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">December 2016<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"391\"><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teacher (taught Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Studies\u00a0 to Class 10 to 12), Hostel Warden (2005), Staff Secretary, Sports coordinator (2006 to 2009), Science Department Head<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"76\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lecturer,<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>HoD<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"142\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>College of Natural Resources, Lobesa Punakha. Royal University of Bhutan<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"105\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 January 2017 till date<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"391\"><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching B. Sc. Sustainable Development Students<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching B.Sc. Environment and Climate Studies.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching in master\u2019s in development Practice (MDP)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teaching in BSc. Food Science and technology<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Program Leader for B.Sc. Sustainable Development (March 2017 to December2021).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taught-Climate Change, Development Communication, Project Planning and Management, Environmental Studies, Academic Skills, Disaster Management, Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Global Classroom for sustainable development<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9214\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications and Projects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9214\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9214\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><table width=\"706\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"706\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapagai, P. P., &amp; Katel, O. (2023). Household Food Diversity and Food Habit in Changing Climate of Western Bhutan.\u00a0<em>Chapagai, PP, Katel, O., &amp; Penjor. (2023). Household Food Diversity and Food Habits in Changing Climate of Western Bhutan. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change<\/em>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(9), 2463-2477.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapagai, P. P., Katel, O., &amp; Penjor, P. (2024). Relationships Between Food Systems, Agricultural Practices, and Food Security Amidst Climate Change in Western Bhutan.\u00a0<em>American Journal of Food Science and Technology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>3<\/em>(1), 1-12.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapagai, P. P. (2024). Food culture and development in Western Bhutan.\u00a0In\u00a0<em>Culture and development: Challenges and prospects<\/em>\u00a0(Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 33\u201346). Rigter Conference. ISBN 978-99980-796-0-1.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nrc.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Purna-P.-Chapagai.pdf\">https:\/\/nrc.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Purna-P.-Chapagai.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapagai, P. P., &amp; Suberi, B. (2022). Beekeeping in Tsirang Dzongkhag: A case of Patshaling Serjang Detshen. In Tashi, S., Yangchen, U., Dahal, Y., &amp; Gurung, D. B. (1<sup>st<\/sup> Eds.). <em>Case Studies of Successful Farmers, Agri-enterprises and Farmers\u2019 Groups and Cooperatives in Bhutan<\/em> (pp. 111- 114). Centre for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapagai, P. P., &amp; Suberi, B. (2022). Tsirang Gonor Thoenked Detshen, Tsirang Dzongkhag. In Tashi, S., Yangchen, U., Dahal, Y., &amp; Gurung, D. B. (1<sup>st<\/sup> Eds.). <em>Case Studies of Successful Farmers, Agri-enterprises and Farmers\u2019 Groups and Cooperatives in Bhutan<\/em> (pp. 130- 132). Centre for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dahal, N. M., Rai, B. M., &amp; Chapagai, P. P. (2025). Effect of Individual Factors Contributing to Entrepreneurship Intention among TTI Trainees in Khuruthang, Punakha.\u00a0<em>Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation<\/em>,\u00a0<em>12<\/em>(1), 1-57.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Katel, O., Chapagai, P. P., Nair, A., Tenzin, J., Yangchen, U., &amp; Suberi, B. (2025). Advancing Climate Resilience Through Curriculum Development and Capacity Building at the Royal University of Bhutan. In W. L. Filho, M. Sima, A. L. Salvia, &amp; M. Kovaleva (Eds.), <em>University Initiatives on Climate Change Education and Research<\/em> (pp. 1\u201319). Springer Nature Switzerland. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/9783031597305\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rinzin, P., Sonam, T., Tshering, S., &amp; Chapagai, P. P. (2020). Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Vulnerability to Impact of Climate Change in Central Bhutan.\u00a0<em>International Journal of Environment and Climate Change<\/em>,\u00a0<em>10<\/em>(12), 286-299.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherub, K., Suberi, B., Chapagai, P. P., Jurmey, K., Wangdra, K., &amp; Neopaney, M. K. (2021). Ethnobotanical Practices among the People of Dagana District, Bhutan.\u00a0<em>Asian Plant Research Journal<\/em>,\u00a0<em>7<\/em>(3), 50-59.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Suberi, B. &amp; Chapagai, P. P. (2022). Kiwi Fruit Production in Dunglagang, Tsirang Dzongkhag. In Tashi, S., Yangchen, U., Dahal, Y., &amp; Gurung, D. B. (1<sup>st<\/sup> Eds.). <em>Case Studies of Successful Farmers, Agri-enterprises and Farmers\u2019 Groups and Cooperatives in Bhutan<\/em> (pp. 57- 58). Centre for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9215\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Thesis Supervisor & Dissertation Advisor  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9215\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9215\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thesis supervision of B.Sc. Sustainable Development Student &#8211; (2017 \u2013 till date)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thesis supervision of B.Sc. Environment and Climate Studies Students &#8211; (2020 and 2024)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dissertation Advisor of Masters in Development Practice (MDP) &#8211; (2020 \u2013 till date)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9216\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Training and Workshops Conducted \/ Attended<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9216\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9216\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training \u2013 Review of Science Curriculum for class 9 and 10, Samtsi Higher Secondary School, 2014<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training \u2013 Environmental Science Subject orientation for classes 9 to 12, Bajo Higher Secondary, 2015<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training \u2013 21st Century Education, Kegan\u2019s Pedagogy, Transformative Education, 2016, Phuentsholing HSS<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Summer school \u2013 Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 2017<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Agribusiness and entrepreneurship, CNR, Bhutan, 2018<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training \u2013 Right Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship Training, Thailand 2018<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training of trainer on Project Planning and Management, New Delhi, India, 2019<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training of Trainer on Climate Change, Adaptation and Mitigation 14 to 25 March 2022 (Online)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training on Knowledge 2 Action online SDG Academy, December 2023-February 2024 (Online)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">POLLEN conference in Lund University, Sweden June 2024<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training on Climate Action in Kathmandu 2024 September<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trainer Project Proposal Development and Accelerator Programme for Enterprises in Bhutan (June 2025)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trainer for Rural Entreprenuership to District level Sector heads (July 2025)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lead Trainer of Project Planning and Management for chief forest officer (19 \u2013 24 August 2025)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Purna Prasad Chapagai Personal Infromation Educational Backgrounds Employment History Publications and Projects Thesis Supervisor &amp; Dissertation Advisor Training and Workshops Conducted \/ Attended Personal Infromation Name Purna P. Chapagai Department Sustainable Development RUB\/CNR Email\u00a0\u00a0 pprasad.cnr@rub.edu.bt \u00a0 Personal Email purnaprasadchapagai@gmail.com \u00a0\u00a0 Mobile # +975 177704889 Website www.cnr.edu.bt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ORCID: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0810-1247\u00a0 Research Gate: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Purna-Chapagai?ev=hdr_xprf POSITIONS HELD Government Higher Secondary Schools Science Teacher Head of Science Department July 1, 2004 August 2012 December 31, 2016 December 2016 College of Natural Resources Lecturer, Program Leader for B.Sc. 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