Flood-ravaged Nepal pushes for climate deal with India, China

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Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah proposed a trilateral climate alliance with India and China at the UN to protect the Himalayan ecosystem from flooding and glacier threats. The proposal aims to establish a Himalaya climate resilience mechanism to address regional climate vulnerabilities.

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah proposed a climate alliance with neighbouring India and China, urging action to protect the fragile Himalayan ecosystem after catastrophic flooding across the region. “Glaciers and floods do not travel with stamps and passports,” Shah told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “As an urgent first step, we propose that we establish the Himalaya climate resilience mechanism, led by Nepal, India and China, so the Himalayas become a...