Nepal seeks climate compensation after floods kill more than 1,300
Nepal is requesting $20 million in climate compensation from the UN following devastating floods caused by melting glaciers. The government argues that major polluting nations should share responsibility for the disaster, as Nepal contributes less than 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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It highlights the growing international debate regarding climate reparations and the disproportionate impact of climate change on developing nations.
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Nepal is seeking $20 million in climate compensation after catastrophic floods killed more than 1,300 people and left over 5,500 missing.
The late-August disaster was triggered when a melting glacier partially collapsed, causing a landslide and flash flooding through Chinese-controlled Tibet and Nepal.
Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told The Guardian that major polluting countries should accept shared responsibility for the destruction.
“We have contributed so little to climate change,” Khanal said.
“It is imperative for those in the global community who benefit from larger, much more polluting economies, and whose historical contribution to greenhouse gases is much bigger than ours, to accept a shared responsibility. This affects all of humanity.”
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