KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 15: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has asked the international community to improve collaboration in lowering and managing climate-related risks and disasters, emphasizing that the consequences of climate change necessitate a global response.
In a message to the Gharapjhong Climate Change Convention-2026, which began in Mustang on Tuesday, Shah emphasized the importance of coordinated action to address the increasingly severe challenges associated with climate change.
According to the message, Shah is anticipated to stress the losses, damages, and challenges that Nepal is facing because of climate change during his address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He will also urge more national and international attention to the many implications of climate change in Nepal's Himalayan, hilly, and Tarai regions.
According to the prime minister's statement, rising global temperatures are hastening glacier melt and the breakdown of ice formations, increasing flows in glacial rivers, depleting water sources, and contributing to increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. These changes are having a rising impact on livelihoods, agriculture, and biodiversity, especially in Nepal's Himalayan area.
Shah welcomed the climate convention in Jomsom, Mustang, and urged more coordination between the federal, provincial, and local governments to strengthen Nepal's response to climate-related risks and disasters.
Gita Chaudhary, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment, opened the two-day convention hosted by Gharapjhong Rural Municipality. Representatives from all 753 local governments and the country's 77 District Coordination Committees have convened to address climate concerns, disaster preparedness, and the effects on local communities.
Participants will also examine the loss of lives and property caused by the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa. The discussion comes as Nepal continues its recovery from the disaster, when an avalanche-triggered flood swept through the Bhotekoshi River and into the Trishuli River, causing significant damage and loss of life and property.
Source : The Himalayan Times
