PM Shah to call for global cooperation to address climate change
Summary
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pledged to raise Nepal’s climate crisis at the 81st UN General Assembly and call for stronger global cooperation on climate action. The Mustang conference will also review losses from the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood and the broader impacts of rising temperatures on Nepal’s Himalayan, hilly and Tarai regions.
Key Points
- PM Balendra Shah will call for greater global cooperation to reduce climate change-induced risks and disasters.
- He plans to highlight Nepal’s climate-related losses and possible solutions at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- The Gharapajhong Climate Change Convention-2026 in Mustang is focusing on the risks posed by the climate crisis.
- Participants will review the damage caused by the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa and other climate-related impacts across Nepal.
