Opinion | Why Nepal must demand Climate reparations
Summary
Nepal’s recurring floods and mudslides are framed as the result of climate change driven largely by wealthy nations, not local fault, and the article calls for climate reparations, debt cancellation and loss-and-damage compensation. It argues that humanitarian aid alone is inadequate and urges stronger international climate diplomacy and domestic safeguards.
Key Points
- Recent mudslides and floods in Nepal have destroyed villages, hydroelectric projects and highways, deepening displacement and economic loss.
- The article argues that Nepal contributes negligibly to global emissions yet suffers frontline climate impacts caused by rich, fossil-fuel-consuming countries.
- It calls for climate justice measures including loss-and-damage compensation, unconditional debt cancellation and climate debt swaps.
- Former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is cited for earlier remarks at the UN on Nepal suffering for a crime it did not commit.
