Water Poem / Panelist

Shishir Koirala is an experienced professional with more than 28 years of experience in Nepal's water resources and irrigation sector. He has held several important positions in the government, including Joint Secretary in the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat and Deputy Director General in the Department of Water Resource and Irrigation. Mr. Koirala has worked as a Project Manager for the Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project and the Babai Irrigation Project. He has extensive experience in policy formulation, planning, designing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of irrigation systems and working with bilateral and multilateral donors.

Mr. Koirala holds a Master's Degree in Hydro informatics from UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands, and a Master's Degree in Construction Management from NEC-Centre for Advanced Studies, Nepal.