Tag: #climate change
Articles tagged with #climate change
Soon, the monsoon
Activists who rescued flood survivors are now in Nepal’s government. Will disaster response be different this rainy season?
Hotter Himalaya melts glaciers
Villages in Manang live directly below a glacial lake that is in danger of bursting
Mountains at the tipping point
Turning the COP30 momentum on the mountain agenda into real action in High Asia
Too little snow, too much rain
Nepal’s trans-Himalayan district of Mustang foretells the impact of climate breakdown
“Neighbours not keen on sharing met data”
Timely information about extreme weather caused by climate breakdown can save lives
Rain bombs
Human activity has made the inherently fragile Himalaya even more prone to disasters
The unseen wounds of climate disasters
Ten years after floods devastated a community in Nepal, survivors still cope with mental trauma
Himalayan meltdown
Less lip service and more action needed to save what is left of the ice cap of High Asia
Glory and risk on Himalayan peaks
Spring 2025 will see more record chasing expeditions on the mountains
Small is still possible
From water mills to improved stoves, Nepal’s traditional technology was green long before climate change became the buzzword
Alarm in Nepal after Tibet quake
The Xigatse earthquake coincided with anniversaries of 1934 and 2015, and were reminders to be better prepared
Climate and conflicts
The Climate-Peace Nexus was on the agenda at COP29, but there is a long way to go
We Have No Land, We Are The Land. We Have No Sea, We Are The Sea
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East make us forget that climate change has also long since claimed its victims. Its geographical effects are inevitably fueling social stress, political tensions and even military violence
Trumpet Call
A second Trump term to affect US ties with China and India, because of that will impact Nepal as well
Back to the land in the cities
Urban agriculture can be Nepal's solution to falling food production, can create jobs, recharge groundwater and preserve open spaces
Flood of despair
As in previous calamities, there is hope in individual Nepalis and communities helping each other
When it rains it pours
It was a natural disaster but the high death toll was a testament to criminal state negligence.
Nepal’s future at the UN Summit of the Future
Prime Minister Oli must use the New York summit next week to pledge action on SDGs and climate
The not-so-permanent frost
Rapid thawing of the Himalayan ice-cap is compounded by little-studied melting of permafrost that destabilises peaks
The human cost of Nepal’s yarsa gold rush
Climate change and overharvesting reduces earnings of villagers from a lucrative Himalayan fungus
Measuring climate impact on culture and heritage
Conversations on climate loss and damage must also consider the impact of climate breakdown on intangible assets
Lives on the line in the Himalaya
The Thame flood showed climate risk is a given, and Nepal has no choice but to be prepared
Helping farmers who help themselves
Nepal’s mountain farmers are already adapting to the impacts of climate change on their own
What’s cooking in Nepal besides politics?
Over-reliance on hydroelectricity at the cost of solar power is high-risk and high-cost