DPM Yadav calls for global cooperation to mitigate climate change impacts

Kathmandu, March 14: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, Upendra Yadav, has said Nepal's health sector has been significantly affected by the consequences of climate change. Nepal's health sector is at grave risk due to the impact of climate change and this is a challenging issue for the country, according to him. 

Speaking at an inaugural session of the South and Southeast Asia Regional Conference on Connecting the Dots between Climate Change, Health, and Equity here today, the Deputy Prime Minister said this. 

He highlighted the need to implement a master plan to cope with the impact of climate change and promote transnational cooperation to mitigate the risk. 

Similarly, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, said time demands us to start thinking right from now for the sustainable development of the country, considering the climate change factor. He thought of enforcing a special policy at the national level and promoting international support and cooperation to minimise the impact of climate change. 

NAST Vice Chancellor Dr Dilip Subba, Secretary Dr Rabindra Prasad Dhakal, and Izabella Koziell, ICIMOD's Deputy Director General, among other speakers, said impacts of climate change are global and combined efforts are needed to tackle them.

According to Nepal Health Research Council's executive director Dr Pramod Joshi, the two-day event will navigate new measures for minimizing the implications of climate change in health and environmental sectors and for intensifying further studies and research in the relevant sector. (RSS)