Experts urge authorities to prepare for the worst of climate disasters
Amid IPCC’s ‘clarion call’, Nepal should be more proactive to adapt to climate crisis.
Amid IPCC’s ‘clarion call’, Nepal should be more proactive to adapt to climate crisis.
When the forest office is under-equipped, taming the fires and curbing poaching remain a challenge.
At an interaction held on International Women’s Day, residents of the Solukhumbu village shared their grievances on the impact of climate change on their daily lives including reduced harvests owing to less rainfall and low soil fertility.
At least 30 persons have died in fire-related incidents since the start of 2023.
Authorities plan to harvest rainwater at TU Teaching Hospital and other government buildings to replenish aquifers.
As climate change threatens livelihoods, experts ask Nepali authorities to adopt adaptation measures.
All efforts to contain the inferno, which has been raging for three days, have remained largely unsuccessful, say officials.
Light rainfall likely in Karnali, Sudurpaschim and Gandaki provinces.
The snowfall since Tuesday morning, however, has elated farmers in the region in hopes of an increase in winter crop production.
Officials at the Meteorological Forecasting Division say dense fog and mist will continue in the Tarai region on Monday and Tuesday.
The hot and dry westerlies will result in dry winter and could last for more than 15 days impacting the production of winter crops.
Experts say authorities should do more than forecast weather events amid challenges posed by climate crisis.
COP27 was an opportunity to draw the world’s attention to losses wrought by climate change in Nepal. The country’s delegation was unprepared.
Scientists say the worse could be yet to come as the winter season in Nepal becomes hotter and drier.
The traditional mud-and-stone houses are no longer effective against bouts of rainfall and droughts, forcing locals to look for options.
Environmentalists suggest use of briquette as kiln fuel and production of hollow bricks as possible way outs.
Kathmandu air quality has been worsening by the day, hitting unhealthy levels.
The country’s problem, say experts, is its extreme geological diversity and the progressively complicated rainfall patterns.
Hydropower assets face risks due to erratic precipitation, glacial melting, and high rates of runoff and erosion.
Hospitals report rising cases of respiratory illnesses, pollution has risen with the PM2.5 level reaching 137.