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Mountains Vulnerable to Climate Change: PM Deuba   

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Mountains Vulnerable to Climate Change: PM Deuba   
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March 24: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that mountains have become vulnerable to climate change. Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day Regional Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Mountain Solutions organized as part of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development (IYM 2022) in Chandragiri on Wednesday, Prime Minister Deuba said that the mountains and the people living there continue to confront with several challenges.

"Poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, risk of disasters and limited access to basic services are the challenges that the mountainous regions have been increasingly confronting," the state-owned national news agency RSS quoted the prime minister as saying.    
The PM was of the view that the mountains and the people living there have become the victims of disproportionate impact of global warming despite the negligible emissions of mountainous countries like Nepal. PM Deuba added that the world has not done enough to address environmental degradation.    
According to him, the inadequate efforts to check impacts of global warming have triggered the crisis to the proportion beyond control.

"We need to take urgent measures to halt global temperature rise to secure the future of humanity. Nepal has adopted an ambitious roadmap to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2045. We call upon the international community for meaningful support in our efforts."    
According to RSS, the PM further said many scientific studies of the extreme weather patterns reveal that mountainous regions are getting warmer much faster than the global average. Melting of snow, retreat of glacier, drought, erratic rainfall, flash floods already hint of what lies ahead.

Commitment-delivery gap erodes credibility of int'l cooperation    
PM Deuba urged the world leaders not to leave the mountainous regions behind as the world is in the decade of action to deliver on sustainable development goals. To address the challenges, guarantee of adequate financing –both internal as well as external - is imperative, said Deuba.    

"We must not suffer from inadequacy of commitment, action and delivery on development outcomes. The commitment-delivery gap will erode credibility of the international cooperation," PM Deuba said, urging international cooperation to realize the SDGs by all.    
He reportedly said that agenda for sustainable mountain development has always been a priority for Nepal.

"We raised our voice in Glasgow during the COP 26. But there is a long way to go for mainstreaming mountain agenda in climate negotiations. We need stronger collaboration among mountain countries in UN Climate change negotiations to address our agenda. Nepal will continue to play an active role in global forums to address the concerns of the mountainous countries," Deuba said.      
PM Deuba further said that the mountainous countries require further cooperation and support from the international community in their quest of recovery from COVID-19. Preservation of indigenous cultures, generation of employment opportunities and guarantee of development of sustainable infrastructures are equally imperative, Deuba said.    

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