Climate justice should be put into practice: Foreign Minister Khanal
Summary
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has called for climate justice to move beyond slogans and urged the international community to provide Nepal with accessible, grant-based climate finance. He said climate-related disasters are slowing Nepal’s development and stressed stronger adaptation support, data sharing, and cross-border scientific cooperation.
Key Points
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Nepal needs practical climate justice, not just rhetoric, and urged grant-based climate finance for the country.
- He said Nepal bears a disproportionate burden of climate impacts despite contributing only 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
- Khanal warned that disasters like the Bhotekoshi flood and landslide are repeatedly diverting development resources toward rescue and reconstruction.
- He called for stronger climate diplomacy, better early-warning systems, and closer scientific cooperation with neighboring countries.
