Nepal's preparation and institutional capacity building a must for climate negotiations, Minister Khanal
Summary
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has called for stronger preparation, diplomacy, and institutional capacity building so Nepal can play a more effective role in global climate negotiations. He said Nepal is pushing for mountain issues, predictable grant-based climate finance, and a 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature goal at COP-31 in Antalya.
Key Points
- Nepal will strengthen preparatory measures, continuous diplomatic efforts, and multilateral cooperation for climate negotiations, according to Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal.
- Khanal said climate diplomacy is difficult because COP decisions require consensus among countries with different interests and priorities.
- Nepal has been trying to raise mountain agendas at COP, including research on mountainous regions and a Mountain Work Programme.
- He said climate finance should be simple, predictable, grant-based, and available before disasters occur, not after delays in aid processing.
