Nepal’s foreign minister has urged the world’s wealthiest nations to take financial responsibility for climate-related disasters, demanding $20 million in compensation after devastating floods linked to glacial melt and a deadly landslide. The disaster, which killed over 1,300 people and left more than 5,500 missing, has been tied to the climate crisis, with scientists highlighting the role of rising global temperatures in triggering the catastrophe. As rescue efforts wind down, Nepal’s government is pushing for greater accountability from the countries most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, despite contributing less than 0.1% of global emissions itself. The call comes amid growing pressure on developed nations to fund climate adaptation for vulnerable regions.
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions Nepal is demanding $20m in climate compensation for the recent devastating floods, as a senior minister called on the world’s most polluting countries to “wake up” and accept shared responsibility for a disaster that led to the death or disappearance of more than 6,000 people.Scientists believe the climate crisis had a role to play in the floods, which were triggered when a melting glacier partially collapsed and set off a deadly landslide and flash flooding through Chinese-controlled Tibet and Nepal in late August. So far, more than 1,300 are confirmed dead and more than 5,500 still missing, with hopes of their survival diminished after 12 days of rescue operations. Continue reading...
