KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli instructed the concerned ministries and agencies to eloquently advocate for climate justice in the upcoming COP-29 climate conference.
PM Oli directed the relevant ministries and agencies to strongly raise the issues relating to climate justice for vulnerable countries like Nepal as articulated by Nepal in the UN's 79th General Assembly (UNGA).
The UN climate conference is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22 this year. The Nepali delegation to the conference is being led by President Ram Chandra Paudel.
Addressing the third meeting of the Environment Conservation and Climate Change Management National Council at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Friday, PM Oli urged the Nepali delegation to put forward Nepal's clear stance and perspective on climate change and its impact in the upcoming COP-29.
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PM Oli has been championing the cause of climate justice and advocating for compensation for Nepal from the countries responsible for significant carbon emissions, highlighting the adverse effects of global warming on the Himalayan region and its inhabitants.
He has been demanding an action-plan from the global community aimed at maintaining environmental balance from high mountains to the seas.
Prime Minister Oli directed all stakeholders to give priority to intensive forest expansion by ending the situation where there is no forest in the designated forest areas.
PM Oli clarified that industries will be allowed to operate in places where there are no forests provided that they ensure protecting the environment.
The meeting also reviewed the council’s work in the past one year and informed about the status of implementation of the decisions of the previous meetings, the effective participation of Nepal in the World Climate Conference (COP-29) to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024, changing the name of the Ministry of Forests and Environment to Forests, Environment and Climate Change.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakashman Singh, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Devendra Dahal, Forests and Environment Minister Ain Bahadur Shahi, chief ministers of various provinces, National Planning Commission Vice Chairman Dr Shiva Raj Adhikari, chief secretary Ek Narayan Aryal among others.
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