KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has drawn the attention of the United Nations to the rapidly increasing risks posed by climate change in the Himalayan region.
During a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Antalya, Türkiye, on the sidelines of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), Minister Khanal highlighted the climate-related challenges facing the Himalayan region.
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Meeting Guterres alongside a ministerial delegation from least developed countries (LDCs), Khanal stressed the need to uphold the global target of limiting the rise in average temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. He also urged efforts to minimise the risk of global temperatures exceeding that threshold.
Highlighting the need to increase support to address loss and damage caused by climate change, Khanal said mountain-related issues should be given a distinct place in international climate discussions.
He also raised the need to incorporate a mountain work programme under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
