KATHMANDU, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- A training program has started in Kathmandu Center for Research and Education (KCRE) to help young Nepali researchers improve their data analysis and scientific paper writing, a move which is believed to contribute to an in-depth research on climate change in South Asia.

Some 30 early-career researchers, mostly from Tribhuvan University, will take part in the seven-day training course supported by the Kathmandu Center for Research and Education, which was established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences inside the university, and the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO).

The training program is aiding Tribhuvan University's efforts to build a research university and boost its capacity in the area of research, said Dharma Kanta Baskota, the university's vice-chancellor.

As the majority of the people in South Asia depend on agriculture for their livelihood and the effect of climate change is severe in the agricultural sector, in-depth research on climate change, its impact and the adaptation strategies is needed, Baskota said while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the training program on Tuesday.

The training program is part of a research project being funded by the ANSO, a non-profit, non-governmental international scientific organization founded in 2018 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 36 other international science and education institutions from around the world.

The research project focuses on analyzing the climate change trend, livelihood situation and the adaptive capacity to combat climate change in South Asia.

As China has made notable progress in technological achievements in recent years, there is a broader prospect of exchanges and cooperation in scientific research between the two countries, thus providing driving forces for bilateral relations and common development, said Wang Xin, a counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Nepal. Enditem

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