Sagarmatha Sambaad: To protect mountains is to protect earth, seas and humanity, insists PM Oli

Kathmandu, May 16: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said protecting mountains is to protect the earth, seas and the human civilization. As he said, the government decided to host Sagarmatha Sambaad (a multi-stakeholder dialogue) for the first time with the realization of this fact.    

While addressing the Opening Session of the Sagarmatha Sambaad (May 16-18) here today, the Prime Minister said the event was named after the world's tallest peak Sagarmatha and aimed to create a forum for holding honest dialogues and exchange learning on the issues of climate change, finding collective measures to tackle the situation.   

 
"Let's hope, this Dialogue turns highly significant in forging collective understandings for building a beautiful future with high ethnical clarity, intellectual courage," he said.    

He further said that Nepal has the least role in carbon emissions, the cause of climate change and global warming. "We have significant contribution to environment conservation. However, we face various impacts. Our houses are being swept away by landslides. The occurrence of floods and drought has been unusual, creating problems. We continue to fight back these developments." (RSS)