Nepal's diplomatic initiative to include the mountain agenda in the final decision of COP-31

Nepal has intensified diplomatic initiatives to include the climate issue related to the mountainous region in the final decision of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Change (COP-31).

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Agriculture, Forestry and Environment Minister Gita Choudhary, who is leading the Nepali delegation, has initiated discussions with the conference's chairing country and the main negotiating group to establish the mountain agenda as a priority of the international climate talks.

Chowdhury said that it has been agreed to proceed with the discussion on "Mountains and Climate Change" by integrating the proposal jointly presented by Nepal and Bhutan and the proposal of Kyrgyzstan. Under this, a series of dialogues on the mountain issue will be conducted in the upcoming session of the subsidiary bodies on climate change.

Nepal has demanded that the conclusions obtained from the dialogue be included in the cover decision to be presented at the upcoming COP conference. In addition, a proposal has been put forward to create a separate working framework for mountain areas, set mountain-specific indicators and ensure easy access to climate adaptation and finance for mountain countries.

Nepal has also insisted on establishing the interrelationship between melting glaciers, affecting river systems and rising sea levels in the international climate debate based on the concept of 'from Mt Everest to the sea'.

Minister Choudhary said that besides ensuring the institutional recognition of the mountain agenda, Nepal is constantly advocating for an increase in the loss and damage fund and easy access to countries affected by climate change.

Since the final decision of COP-31 will be passed by the consensus of all the party countries, priority has been given to coordination with the presiding country of the conference and the main negotiating group to include Nepal's proposal in the final decision.

Nepal has focused its diplomatic initiatives on COP-31 with the aim of establishing the specific challenges of climate change faced by mountainous regions in the mainstream of global climate talks.

Published: 28 Kartik 2083 21:08 Saturday

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