President Paudel addresses High-Level Event on Advancing Mountain Agenda under COP29

Baku (Azerbaijan), Nov 13: President Ramchandra Paudel has drawn the world's attention to address the problems of climate change and poverty.     

Addressing the high-level session organized by Kyrgyzstan in the course of ongoing COP29 in Baku, today, President Paudel viewed the climate change sufferers are ensuring justice, an integrated approach is essential.     

"The youths from mountainous countries have migrated elsewhere due to climate change impact, while the poor, women, children and elderly ones are suffering worst. The programmes to alleviate poverty and climate change would be launched together to address these twin issues."     

He further reminded that climate change is largely caused by the activities of carbon emissions by the developed countries, but the poor people from mountainous countries and bearing the brunt. "I hope the COP29 will be successful in guaranteeing justice to the victims," President Paudel mentioned in the session.     

As the climate change indicators are breaking records every year, the people in the mountain countries are bound to live in the harshest conditions, he said, adding that more than 35 households of mountainous Thame village of Solukhumbu district were displaced due to GLOF (glacial lake outburst floods) in Nepal last August. Similarly, the floods and landslides that occurred in the monsoon took the lives of over 500.     

"The suffering and trauma the disasters caused in enduring. Proper evaluation and further preparedness is imperative to minimize the loss and damage," he said.     

According to him, as both Nepal and Kirgizstan are mountainous countries, they both share similar plights when it comes to climate change.     

The event was also addressed by the President of Kirgizstan, President of Mongolia and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, among others.     

Earlier, President Paudel had addressed the COP29 on Monday. (RSS)