Nirmala Baduwal

Having worked with ICIMOD’s Atmosphere Programme for the past seven years, I have been guided by the key objectives of addressing air pollution factors and promoting mitigation. Individually, I have been practicing every bit of knowledge that I gained over these years and have been spreading awareness which is my contribution to protecting the pulse of the planet.

I love working in the impactful area of air pollution which I believe is one of the major challenges across our global today. My heart expands every time I walk into our campus, appreciating the ambiance that our ICIMOD headquarters office has, despite being located in an area that is growing more and more crowded day by day. I am also proud and appreciative that my daughter grew up happily playing with her own colleagues at the ICIMOD day-care.

I am passionate about music. I believe it flows in my blood and gives me strength so as to help me to face and deal with any kind of situation in life. Also, I’m a firm believer in learning by doing and am always eager to learn more about and develop capacities in the things that influence and attract me.

I have 14 years of working experience in administrative, financial, events, and coordination work, including monitoring and evaluation; report writing, planning, budgeting, and reviews.
I have previous work experience in Nepal with UN-Habitat, the United Nations Development Programme’s Micro-Enterprise Development Programme, DFID’s Nepal Health Sector Support Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and different NGOs in variety of programme, administrative, finance, and human resource positions.

I hold a post-graduate diploma in Operations Management, a Master’s degree in Social Science, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science.