KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Dr Madan Pariyar, has informed that Nepal's participation in the UN climate conference, COP-30, has been effective.
The 30th edition of the Conference of the Parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Belem, Brazil, this time.
Minister Dr Pariyar, who is leading the Nepali delegation to the COP-30, informed that Nepal was putting forth its agenda effectively in various sessions held as part of the annual climate event. At a virtual press meet organized by the Ministry of Forest and Environment from Brazil, Minister Dr Pariyar, on Tuesday, informed, "Although the delegation is small in size this year, we've realized that we've been successful in raising Nepal's climate-related agenda effectively."
Nepal at COP30: A Call for Climate Justice and Fair Finance
In his address to the ministry-level session under the COP-30 on Sunday, Minister Dr Pariyar reminded the developed countries to meet the commitments, especially on climate finance, they made in the past. He underlined the need for constructive roles from all sides, including the emerging economies, to retain the hope of limiting a 1.5-degree temperature rise.
The Minister had also reminded the Sagarmatha Sambad held in Kathmandu, and focused on including the mountain agenda in the UNFCCC process.
Similarly, the chief of the climate change management division at the Environment Ministry, Joint Secretary, Dr Maheshwor Dhakal, informed the media about Nepal's ongoing initiatives and participation in the climate events.
Climate finance, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, loss and damage fund, adaptation and mitigation, technology transfer and climate justice are major agenda items Nepal has been pressing for.
Minister Dr Pariyar is returning home on Wednesday.
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