Nepal's unprecedent flood: devastation, loss, and hope for recovery

Scale of impacts and status of international response Nepal is still grappling with severe impacts of unprecedented floods, resulting in about 250 deaths and extensive infrastructure damage. Initial economic losses are estimated at US$126 million, and may rise, underscoring the urgent need for recovery. While domestic efforts are ongoing, the scale of destruction calls for coordinated and immediate international response. Manjeet Dhakal, 04 October 2024

A nation's crisis: battling unprecedented flooding

Nepal faces an unprecedented crisis as relentless rainfall triggers devastating floods and landslides, claiming over 100 lives. To effectively address this escalating crisis, enhancing nationwide preparedness and international responses is essential, facilitating both immidiate relief and long-term recovery, and with a commitment to addressing the root causes of climate crises.  Manjeet Dhakal, 28 September 2024 

Flooding in Pakistan: where vulnerability meets climate change, devastation can follow

This article is co-authored with Fahad Saeed and Abhishek Yadav, and was first published on Climate Analytics website on 21 Sept 2022.

Nepal’s ambitious climate target has socio-economic prosperity at its heart

This article is co-authored with Sneha Pandey and Abhishek Yadav, and was first published on Climate Analytics website on 05 Feb 2011.

COVID-19 another shock for vulnerable countries facing multiple crises

The coronavirus pandemic adds yet another shock to the multiple challenges that more than a billion people living in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) already face in day-to-day life.

Key priorities of LDC Group in 2019

This article is co-authored with Tenzin Wangmo, LDC Lead Negotiator from Bhutan, and was  first published on LDC Group official website on 12 April 2019.

Key priorities of Least Developed Countries in 2018

Did Marrakech climate talks deliver for world’s poorest?

The Paris Agreement entering into force in record time, just eleven months after its adoption, framed the Marrakech Climate Conference.

Passing The Buck

This article was published on The Republica (9 April, 2013) 

BRIDGING THE GAP: Bangkok Climate Change Conference

This article was published on Climate Action Network Int’l Voice Blog 

Introducing climate change at national level

Nepal became a party of UNFCCC in 1992 and adopted Kyoto protocol in 1997 at the 3rd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) along with many other nations.