March elections offer a chance to address Nepal’s long-standing issues, but only if parties focus on action over rhetoric.

While the Tarai needs large-scale solutions, the hills need a dense network of small ones.

Institutions advising the government on climate remain disaster-reactive rather than climate proactive.

The intense rainfall earlier this month illustrated how diverse its impacts can be.

Nepal’s age-old hydrological stability is declining due to a rapidly changing weather system.

We need a community-level ‘water husbandry’ movement to address the water problem.

We must rethink our development approach by prioritising smaller and decentralised infrastructure.

We have failed to address the degradation of farms and farming systems.

We need response strategies for both the monsoon deluge and the winter drought.

We must recalibrate our efforts to restore depleting water sources.

Policies and directives for short-lived gains at the cost of our forests have become more blatant.

We have no option but to tackle our problems independently with limited external support.

Intense late monsoon rain followed by a long, dry winter is a recipe for widespread wildfires.

Our food security will depend on how the agriculture sector addresses climate-related challenges.

We must evaluate how we're faring domestically in our climate actions.