Committee Recommends Establishing Climate Justice as National Issue
Summary
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee has urged the government to make climate justice a major national and international issue, citing Nepal’s low emissions and heavy losses from climate-induced disasters. It also called for grant-based climate finance, scientific damage assessments, and stronger regional early warning cooperation.
Key Points
- The committee says Nepal should present disaster-hit citizens as victims of climate injustice on the international stage.
- It has asked for predictable, long-term, grant-based climate finance for least developed and mountainous countries like Nepal.
- A scientific damage and needs assessment is recommended for the recent BhoteKoshi flood and other climate-induced disasters.
- The committee also wants regional cooperation on early warning systems and direct access to major climate funds.
