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Nepal PM voices negative impact of climate change |
Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said climate change had
hindered the progress on programmes focused at achieving the Millennium Development
Goals (MDG) in Nepal. Madhav Kumar, who is in New York, to attend the 64th United
Nations General Assembly took part on the Opening Session of the High-Level event
and Interactive Round table on Climate Change convened by the United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday. Addressing a conference, Madhav Kumar Nepal said climate
change has left a negative impact in the lives of millions of people in Nepal
who are trying to come out of the vicious circle of poverty. "Untimely rain, delay
in monsoon and unanticipated floods and landslides that have become quite regular
now have left a negative impact in the livelihood of people," he added. He also
said the melting of snow in the Himalayan region is increasing due to the global
warming. "Nepal had to face severe problems due to global warming, although Nepal's
contribution towards emission of green house gases was less than 0.025 per cent,"
he added. He also informed the international community that the Nepal government
had formed separate ministry and high-level climate change council to tackle the
environment and climate change related issues "We have established a separate
environment ministry, formed a high-level climate change council, Nepal said.
We have prioritized tree plantation and protection and maintained forest in 39.6
percent of our land," he added. He further urged for the establishment of an international
fund to help the underdeveloped countries combat climate change as such countries
lacked the resources to do so, Nepalnews reported. |
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