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Nepal seeks stronger recognition of mountain issues in UN climate process ->Climate Home News | More on "Mountain climate change policy advocacy" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate

Nepal seeks stronger recognition of mountain issues in UN climate process

In the wake of its recent glacial flooding disaster, Nepal and the kingdom of Bhutan have proposed a new agenda item on mountains and climate change for the COP31 summit which opens on Monday in the Turkish city of Antalya. In a submission addressed to the COP31 presidency and the head of the UN climate secretariat (UNFCCC), Nepal said the agenda item, entitled “1.5°C Warming in Mountains”, is an effort to strengthen the response of the international community to the climate risks facing the world’s mountain regions. The item proposes that mountain issues should become a regular part of the formal UN climate change process, with a focus on scientific assessment of the risks associated with warming overshooting 1.5C, an annual high-level dialogue, a dedicated work programme and improved access to climate finance. Maheshwar Dhakal, chief of the climate change management division of Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment, told Climate Home News that Himalayan countries face similar problems such as collapsing glaciers and flooding from glacial lakes. “We are trying to bring all Himalayan countries together under this agenda item,” he said. COP31 Briefing: What to expect from the Antalya climate summit? At this year’s UN General Assembly,...

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