Dr Prahlad Lamichhane is an interdisciplinary practitioner‑scholar working at the science–policy–practice interface of disaster and emergency management, climate risk, and community resilience. He brings more than a decade of applied experience across local government, UN humanitarian systems, and international development, leading programs in flood‑risk management, climate‑risk assessment, community‑based disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, and resilience planning in Australia, Asia, and the Pacific, translating complex hazard and climate science into evidence‑based decision support for policy, planning, and operational contexts.

Building on this applied foundation, Prahlad’s teaching and research focus on the science–society–policy interface, examining institutional learning, socio‑ecological resilience, and the co‑production of climate and disaster‑risk knowledge. He explores how communities and institutions adapt to compound and cascading risks, and how locally led, climate‑informed strategies strengthen resilience, equity, and sustainability across diverse emergency‑management and development contexts.