Mustang’s Gharapjhong leaders to highlight climate impacts at COP31
Summary
Gharapjhong Rural Municipality leaders from Mustang have travelled to Antalya, Türkiye, to attend COP31 and highlight the growing climate impacts on the Himalayan region. They say climate change is already harming agriculture, livestock, tourism and settlement safety in Mustang.
Key Points
- Gharapjhong Rural Municipality chairperson Mohan Singh Lalchan and Chief Administrative Officer Bhim Kumar Basnet have gone to Antalya for COP31 to raise Mustang’s climate concerns.
- The municipality previously held a climate change conference to build attention around the impacts on Himalayan communities and to demand climate justice.
- Lalchan says climate change is already damaging agriculture, livestock farming and tourism, while increasing the risks of floods, landslides and glacial hazards.
- The municipality plans to bring lessons from COP31 back to Mustang and discuss the issue in its executive meeting.
