BAKU (AZERBAIJAN), Nov 13: President Ram Chandra Paudel has drawn world's attention as he addresses the problems of climate change and poverty. Speaking at the high level session organized by Kyrgyzstan during an ongoing COP29 in Baku President Paudel observed that to ensure that victims of climate change receive justice, an integrated approach is essential.
"The youths from mountainous countries have migrated elsewhere due to climate change impact while the poor, women, children and elderly ones are stuck in their former risky places. The initiatives to alleviate poverty and climate change would be launched together to address these twin issues."
He further stressed that the climate change is largely caused by the activities such as carbon emissions by the developed countries, but the poor people from mountainous countries are bearing the brunt. "I hope the COP29 will be successful to guarantee justice to the victims," President Paudel mentioned in the session.
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As the climate change indicators are breaking records every years, the people in the mountain countries are bound to live in the harshest condition, he said, adding that more than 35 households of mountainous Thame village of Solukhumbu district were displaced due to GLOF (glacial lake outburst floods) in Nepal last August. Similarly, the floods and landslides that occurred in the monsoon took the lives of over 500.
"The suffering and trauma the disasters caused in enduring. Proper evaluation and further preparedness is imperative to minimize the loss and damage," he said. According to him, as both Nepal and Kyrgyzstan are mountainous countries, they both share similar plights when it comes to climate change.
The event was also addressed by the President of Kyrgyzstan, the President of Mongolia and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, among others.
Earlier, President Paudel had addressed the COP29 on Monday.
