Tag: #climate emergency
Articles tagged with #climate emergency
The world can act on climate without Trump
After a century of US dominance in world affairs, the ascent of Asia may not necessarily be bad for the planet.
“We have not respected the fragility of the Himalaya”
What is happening in Pakistan this week is a warning sign of things to come for the entire Himalayan region due to the climate crisis
Net Zero is not zero
Photo: PROJECT SYNDICATEIt may seem as if the world is finally taking the climate crisis seriously, judging by the number of pledges to reach…
Women and water
Photo: SONAM CHOEKYI LAMAThe climate crisis is a water crisis – either too much of it, or too little. Droughts have dried up springs, and when…
UN climate report declares planetary emergency
Paddy and maize fields in Kavre. A heavier than usual monsoon this year brought destructive floods, but was a boon to farmers. Photo: AMIT…
Lockdown Fallout
Photo: RSSNepal’s one week lockdown is supposed to go on till 31 March, but that appears to be an attempt by the government to convey the bad…
Declaring an emergency
Photo : GOPEN RAI/NT ARCHIVEThe Sagarmatha National Sambaad held this week was a dress rehearsal for a bigger international event slated for…
Mt Everest is melting : Are you moved?
In the coming decade, climate migration may finally make world leaders take action to slow global heating
Make-or-break decade for climate action
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIOne week before the United Nation’s 25thConference of Parties (COP25) began in Madrid the World Meteorological…
Global heating melts mountains
Mount Cho Oyu (8,188m) and Nepal's longest glacier, The Ngozumba, seen from a mountain sightseeing flight on Yeti Airlines this week. Photo:…
Nepal must prepare for climate migration
HIGH AND DRY: A village in Mustang is one of the increasing number of settlements that have been abandoned because of water shortage caused by…
Women in climate hot spots face challenges adapting
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…
MIGRATION MITIGATION
Photo: GOPEN RAIIn the strict legalese that the United Nations is accustomed to, the Madrid Climate Summit is called the 25th Conference of the…
'Like a sunburn on your lungs': how does the climate crisis impact health?
Illustration: SONNY ROSSThe climate crisis is making people sicker – worsening illnesses ranging from seasonal allergies to heart and lung…
Climate-health emergency
A dengue patient being treated from inside a mosquito net at Teku hospital, Kathmandu. Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAAn unusually wet monsoon, increased…
Cash for climate
The Nepal government’s response to the climate emergency often seems too little too late, and the scope of the global crisis is such that one…
The climate threat multiplier
Lhotse glacier, Chukung village to the far left. Photo: ALTON C BYERSMost of the recent talk within the UN Framework Convention on Climate…
Living below Nepal’s melting mountains
Gabions above Chukung with the summit of Lhotse peeking through the clouds last month. All photos: ALTON C BYERSIn an example of local people…