Developed countries must be responsible for compensating climate-induced disaster in Nepal: Climate Activist Harjeet Singh
Summary
Climate activist Harjeet Singh says developed countries must compensate Nepal for the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli disaster, citing a World Weather Attribution study that found climate change played a clear role. He called the loss and damage fund a matter of compensation and recovery, not charity.
Key Points
- Harjeet Singh says developed countries should compensate Nepal after a World Weather Attribution study linked climate change to the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli disaster.
- He argues Nepal has contributed almost nothing to global warming but is bearing the human and economic costs of climate-driven damage.
- Singh says the Loss and Damage Fund should provide immediate support to Nepal and other highly vulnerable countries.
- The study says warming and glacier-related instability in the high Himalayas helped create conditions for the disaster.
