Nepal Proposes Himalaya Climate Resilience Mechanism at UN
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At the UN General Assembly in New York, Nepal proposed establishing a Himalaya climate resilience mechanism led by Nepal, India, and China to address climate catastrophes.
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Why It Matters
An international study found a catastrophe was primed by climate and seismic factors including record summer heat and thawing permafrost.
“Glaciers and floods do not travel with stamps and passports,” Shah told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “As an urgent first step, we propose that we establish the Himalaya climate resilience mechanism, led by Nepal, India and China, so the Himalayas become a laboratory of international cooperation rather than a frontier of fragmented information.”
An international study found the catastrophe was primed by a complex web of climate and seismic factors, including record summer heat and thawing permafrost. Shah said that recovery efforts would cost roughly 10 per cent of Nepal’s gross domestic product.
Open Questions
- Will India and China join the proposed mechanism?
- How will the mechanism be funded?
