Nepal appeals for collective action against climate risks
Summary
Nepal has hosted a high-level climate event in New York calling for collective action on climate risks from the mountains to the sea. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal also urged stronger climate finance, pandemic preparedness and reforms to the global financial system at UN meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Key Points
- Nepal organised the ‘Sagarmatha to the Sea’ event at UN Headquarters in New York to spotlight climate change and the climate impacts linking हिमालयदेखि समुद्रसम्म ecosystems.
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal called for integrated climate action, stronger early-warning systems, resilient infrastructure, more climate finance and accessible Loss and Damage funding.
- He said Nepal has lost nearly one-third of its ice in the past three decades and warned that climate risks threaten river flows, livelihoods, coastal areas and island nations.
- At other UN side events, Khanal urged faster progress on the SDGs, pandemic preparedness, and reforms to the international financial architecture in favour of developing countries.
