Journal of Climate Change and Pollution

Dr. Manan Sharma is a civil and hydropower engineer with over 15 years of experience across infrastructure projects in Nepal and South Asia. He currently leads the Infra Excellence Center at Nepal Infrastructure Bank, focusing on infrastructure advisory, lender’s engineering and due diligence for large-scale public and private projects. Prior to this he worked with Shanghai Investigation Design & Research Institute (SIDRI) in Nepal, where he contributed to major projects such as the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project and large bridge developments for the Government of Nepal. He holds a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Tribhuvan University and two master’s degrees from Nanjing, China (Hydraulic & Hydropower Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering) and is now pursuing his PhD in Hydropower Engineering at Hohai University. His research and publication record encompass hydropower, climate change, environmental justice, and AI-based water resources management.

• Water resources management in changing climate
• Application of AI and machine learning in water/energy systems
• Sustainable infrastructure and adaptation of hydropower in South & Southeast Asia
• Environmental justice and socio-technical systems in energy infrastructure
• Hydropower engineering and infrastructure development

1. Leader at Infra Excellence Center, Nepal Infrastructure Bank (infrastructure advisory & due-diligence)
2. Researcher at Hohai University, Department of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering
3. Publication of peer-reviewed articles on topics such as hydrological extremes and climate impacts on hydropower systems
4. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams in Nepal and China focusing on climate change impacts, hydropower capacity and adaptation

1. Sharma, S. R., & Sharma, M. (2025). Environmental justice in hydropower development: Voices of the marginalized in Nepal. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 13(5), 300–324.
2. Sharma, S. R., & Sharma, M. (2025). From environmental degradation to social transformation: Exploring the role of eco-justice in the struggles of indigenous communities. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 13(5), 325–357.
3. Sharma, S. R., & Sharma, M. (2025). Environmentalism of the poor in the face of hydropower expansion in South Asia. South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics, 22(5), 188–203.
4. Sharma, R. S., & Sharma, M. (2025). Hydropower in South Asia: Challenges, resilience, and sustainable development in the face of climate change and socio-political dynamics. American Journal of Climate Change, 14(2), Article 142016.
5. Sharma, M., & Sharma, S. R. (2025). Advanced hydrological simulation and hybrid CNN-LSTM models for sustainable water resource management in Nepal. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 10(31s).
6. Sharma, M., & Sharma, S. R. (2025). Impacts of climate variability on hydrological extremes: Droughts and floods in a changing climate. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 10(36s).