Gagan Thapa urges PM Balen Shah to present evidence-based case for climate justice at UN
Summary
Gagan Thapa has urged Prime Minister Balen Shah to back Nepal’s case for climate justice at the UN with scientific studies and evidence from the Bhotekoshi flood. He also called for stronger lobbying on loss and damage and grant-based climate finance.
Key Points
- Gagan Thapa asked Prime Minister Balen Shah to make evidence-based and logical presentations at the United Nations.
- He said Nepal’s climate claims should be supported by scientific studies and facts from the Bhotekoshi flood and other impacts.
- Thapa called for stronger lobbying on loss and damage as well as grant-based climate finance.
- He advised Shah to build on the climate justice efforts of previous prime ministers and not rely only on his secretariat.
