Islamabad (ANTARA) - Nepal has called for climate justice and\nproposed a new regional mechanism involving Nepal, India, and China to\naddress increasing climate risks in the Himalayas, during its speech at\nthe UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday (24\/9).<\/p>\n
Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah stated that last month\u2019s\ncatastrophic disasters demonstrate how climate change is disrupting the\nHimalayan ecosystem through the melting of permafrost, mountain slope\ninstability, and the increasing risk of ice and rock avalanches, floods,\nand landslides.<\/p>\n
On 26 August 2026, Nepal experienced a disaster in the form of flash\nfloods resembling a tsunami caused by the collapse of a large glacier at\nhigh altitude.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did not create this crisis, yet we must bear its very heavy\nimpact,\u201d he said, noting that Nepal\u2019s contribution to global greenhouse\ngas emissions is less than 0.1 per cent.<\/p>\n
According to Nepalese authorities, the disaster killed more than\n1,400 people, while thousands of others remain missing. Current\nassessments estimate economic losses and physical damage to reach\nbillions of dollars.<\/p>\n
Shah proposed the establishment of a \u201cHimalayan Climate Resilience\nMechanism\u201d led by Nepal, India, and China to share satellite data and\nscientific expertise, monitor dangerous glacial lakes, strengthen\ncross-border early warning systems, and coordinate disaster relief.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us make the Himalayas a laboratory for international\ncooperation, rather than a frontline for fragmented information,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Shah also urged wealthy nations to provide larger grant-based climate\nfunding, arguing that mechanisms such as the Loss and Damage Fund and\nthe Global Environment Facility remain inadequate.<\/p>\n
\u201cClimate justice must not merely be a beautiful phrase in United\nNations documents,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n
Nepal is increasingly placing the issue of climate justice at the\ncentre of its international diplomacy following the disaster, which has\ndevastated homes, roads, schools, and hydropower infrastructure in\nseveral districts.<\/p>\n
Shah stated that the international response must be built upon six\nprinciples: \u201cemergency aid, rehabilitation, reconstruction\u201d as well as\n\u201cresponsibility, recovery, and resilience.\u201d<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nepal-calls-for-climate-justice-proposes-himalayan-resilience-at-un-1790334644", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }