Fight For Climate Justice Goes Unheard
Summary
Nepal’s climate diplomacy is criticized as voices on climate justice, loss and damage, and disaster preparedness continue to go unheard after the Bhotekoshi disaster. The piece also warns that hydropower-driven development is displacing communities and damaging fragile ecosystems in the hills and sub-Himalayas.
Key Points
- The Bhotekoshi disaster has intensified debate in Nepal around climate change, climate justice, loss and damage, and disaster preparedness.
- The article says Nepal’s concerns voiced at forums like the UN General Assembly and Sagarmatha Sambad have largely gone unheard.
- It criticizes hydropower and development projects for displacing communities, flooding fertile land, and harming local ecology.
- The author calls for stronger climate diplomacy to protect Nepal’s core interests before more damage is done.
