'Climate change is product of whole world's contribution': Nepal PM on deadly floods
Nepal's Prime Minister has called for international cooperation following a catastrophic flood in the Himalayan region that killed over 1,100 people. The disaster, caused by a glacial avalanche, has severely damaged critical infrastructure and highlighted the region's vulnerability to climate change.
Why it matters
It underscores the disproportionate impact of global climate change on developing nations and the urgent need for international disaster mitigation funding.
Nepal PM Balendra Shah on Wednesday described the catastrophic Bhotekoshi River flood of August 26 as a stark warning of escalating climate risks in the Himalayan region, urging the international community to share responsibility for tackling the growing impact of climate change.Addressing Parliament, Shah said experts had identified the disaster as one of the largest in the region, as being caused by an avalanche of snow and rock in the high Himalayas. He said the scale of the devastation showed that countries in the Himalayan region were facing increasing risks alongside the effects of climate change.“This is a serious signal that, alongside climate change, the risks we must bear in the Himalayan region are increasing,” Shah said.
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