'Climate action: Not charity, but justice'
Summary
Foreign Affairs Minister Shisir Khanal urged urgent climate action at the UN, saying rich countries must treat support for vulnerable nations as justice rather than charity. He called for faster climate finance, stronger early-warning systems and more grant-based funding as Nepal reels from deadly floods and other climate disasters.
Key Points
- Minister Shisir Khanal said climate action should be treated as justice, not charity, in his address at the United Nations headquarters.
- He urged the international community to shift from climate commitments to implementation and provide predictable, accessible climate finance before disasters strike.
- Khanal said Nepal has suffered more than US$5 billion in losses from recent climate-related disasters and argued that climate change is a development and justice emergency for the country.
- He called for stronger cooperation among climate-vulnerable countries, expanded early-warning systems, and more grant-based funding for the Loss and Damage Fund.
