In his address to the opening session of Mountains, People, and Climate here today, the Chief Minister said climate change impact has adverse impacts on the lives of mountain people, urging for wider cooperation to mitigate the problems.
In his best wishes message on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Radio Sagarmatha, operated by the Nepal Forum of Environment Journalists (NEFEJ) today, the Prime Minister acknowledged 'a leading role' of the Radio Sagarmatha in the development of community transmission service.
Office Chief Khimlal Gautam confirmed Sherpa's remarkable achievement, marking his 30th successful ascent to Everest, thereby breaking his own previous records.
Beautiful Siklesh village of Kaski's Madi Rural Municipality - 1. Tourism place Sikles which lies in the Annapurna Conservation Area became a choice of domestic and international tourists.
SAARC is a people-centric organization. It has played an instrumental role in addressing myriad common challenges member states face, such as food insecurity, growing population, natural disasters, and deficient intra-regional trade and connectivity. Currently, among other things, the organisation envisions a ‘SAARC Youth Charter’, which will help promote cultural cooperation among the youth of member states, according to the press release issued by the Embassy to Pakistan to Nepal.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that economic and technical aid is necessary for countries affected by climate change.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has inaugurated the 'Mountains, Human and Climate Change: International Dialogue of Experts' in Kathmandu today by pouring water to a plant.
Kathmandu, May 22: The two-day 'International Dialogue' is taking place in Kathmandu today to draw the attention of the international community to the negative effects of climate change in mountains. Experts from 25 countries are participating in the international dialogue 'Mountain, Human and Climate Change' to be concluded tomorrow. According to the Ministry of Forest and Environment, more than 200 people, including representatives from mountainous and small island countries, international community, development partners, international NGOs, private sector and civil society will participate in the dialogue. The objective of this expert dialogue on climate change is to strengthen action based on mountain ecosystems. Joint-Secretary at the Ministry, Dr Maheshwor Dhakal, told RSS that the dialogue aims to increase the capacity of climate change talks and put pressure on the international community to raise the resources needed for climate adaptation and mitigation. The summit also aims to create an environment for mountainous countries and stakeholders to collaborate for programmes under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is scheduled to inaugurate the dialogue. After the inauguration, 10 sessions of different disciplines will be conducted focusing on three major thematic areas, said Joint Secretary Dhakal. The objective of the event is to chart out a concrete roadmap and strategy to solve the mountain problem in the dialogue of experts on mountains and climate change to be held at the 60th session of the United Nations Subsidiary Agency for Scientific and Technical Advice on Climate Change (SABTA). Nepal plans to link its findings to the 60th session of SABTA to be held in Bonn, Germany in June and then institutionalize the agenda by entering the upcoming COP-29 agenda. (RSS)
The Department of Consular Services here organized an interaction with the officials of the diplomatic mission, representatives of the Asian Development Bank, United Nations and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Minister of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens, Bhagbati Chaudhary and World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos jointly launched the Institutionalizing Gender-Based Violence Response in Federal Nepal Project.
The road linking Mustang district headquarters, Jomsom, with religious tourism site and the center of Muktichhetra rural municipality, Kagbeni is being blacktopped.
A joint meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC)'s central working committee and its parliamentary party is scheduled to take place at 11.00 am this morning.
Minister of Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has provided a details of her property on Tuesday.
President of UNFCCC SBSTA, Harry Vreuls, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' at Singh Darbar today.
Chairman of Kantipur Publication, Kailash Sirohiya, was held on Tuesday by police deployed from the Valley Crime Investigation Office, Kathmandu.