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Nepal seeks mountain-specific measures to address climate change risks

Published 10 Nov 2026, 17:22 IST

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Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said proposals by Nepal and Bhutan, and separately by Kyrgyzstan, to secure formal agenda items on mountain‑related issues at the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) failed to secure the backing of major negotiating blocs. An agenda item on the Himalayas proposed by Nepal, Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan was not included in the formal list of COP31 after failing to secure the backing of several major blocs. Nepal called for a dedicated work programme on “mountain and climate change.”

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Kathmandu, November 10 (IANS): Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has urged the international community to prioritise three key measures to address the growing impacts of climate change on mountain regions, highlighting the devastating floods that hit Nepal on August 26 as evidence of the…

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The Morung Express Current article 10 Nov 2026, 17:22 IST

Nepal seeks mountain-specific measures to address climate change risks

Kathmandu, November 10 (IANS): Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has urged the international community to prioritise three key measures to address the growing impacts of climate change on mountain regions, highlighting the devastating floods that hit Nepal on August 26 as evidence of the…

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19 hours later
The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 11 Nov 2026, 13:17 IST

Himalayas agenda left off COP31 formal list as major blocs withhold support: Nepal Foreign Minister

Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the three countries would continue to face challenges in getting the issue formally recognised without the support of major countries

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The Tribune The Tribune Trust 12 Nov 2026, 02:31 IST

Nepal & Bhutan’s Himalayan agenda snubbed at COP31

An agenda item on the Himalayas proposed by Nepal, Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan has not been included in the formal list of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) after failing to secure the backing of several major blocs. Nepal called for a dedicated work programme on “mountain and climate change…

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The Pioneer The Pioneer 12 Nov 2026, 04:00 IST

Mountain agenda proposals fall short of Nepal’s expectations at COP31: FM Khanal

Author: Aparna Bose Proposals by Nepal and Bhutan, and separately by Kyrgyzstan, to secure formal agenda items on mountain-related issues at the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) failed to secure the backing of major negotiating blocs, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has said. Khanal…

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