AIIB launches climate action plan to tackle climate change

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Sep 26: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Monday launched its Climate Action Plan (CAP), which it refers to as "a milestone" in its ongoing commitment to combatting climate change. Designed to guide the AIIB's climate ambiti

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Finance Secretary Marasini seeks international funds for climate action

Marasini said Nepal's focus is on aligning financing with the country's current projects, improving infrastructure, and addressing climate change in an integrated manner.

Tens of thousands march for climate action in Dutch capital

THE HAGUE, Nov 13: Tens of thousands of people took part in a march through Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands on Sunday, calling for action to tackle the challenges of climate change. An estimated 85,000 people participated in the demonstration, according to organizers.

Youth leading climate action in Karnali Province

Climate concerns have become increasingly important, and young people are now crucial players in the fight against climate change, responding to extreme weather events, and creating a better world to live in.

World Bank Group urges Nepal for comprehensive and scaled-up climate action

KATHMANDU: The World Bank Group has urged Nepal for comprehensive and scaled-up climate action so that climate change will not continue to jeopardize gains in Nepal’s human development and poverty reduction. To respond to this challenge, Nepal is already implementing steps to recalibrate its economy by adopting a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) approach, […]

World Bank urges Nepal for scaled-up climate action

The World Bank Group has urged Nepal for comprehensive and scaled-up climate action so that climate change will not continue to jeopardize gains in Nepal’s human development and poverty reduction.

Holding up 1/2 the sky on climate action

Indra Maya Tamang waters her farm in Kavre. She is a participant of agricultural and entrepreneurship training provided by UN Women with Finland’s support. Photo: UN WOMEN/MERIT MAHARJAN epal is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change. Himalayan glaciers are melting at an exceptional rate, threatening the lives and […]

Indo-Pak tension hits SAARC climate action

Tilicho Lake in Manang. The SAARC member states are among the countries most at risk from effects of climate change, yet a regional approach to tackle the issue is lacking. Photo: RSS t the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in 2014, member countries committed to work together against climate change, and raise a collective voice at […]

Egypt to host COP27 international climate conference next year

GLASGOW, November 12: The UN climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow has announced that Egypt was chosen to host the upcoming session of the conference in 2022 (COP27). At the summit on Thursday, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change congratulated Egypt, highlighting that the UAE will cooperate with partners everywhere to identify lessons learned in order to achieve effective results, Gulf News reported. He added that the UAE will work to ensure that all segments of society are part of this great effort to allow humanity to change course to a better future, extending an open invitation to the world to advance real climate action through inclusion, transparency and responsibility. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 2023 edition of the conference, Gulf News reported. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced that the UAE had won its bid to host the COP28 conference in 2023. The UN Climate Change Conference is the largest global conference of heads of states and governments on climate and environmental issues. "We congratulate the UAE for winning bid to host COP28 conference in 2023. It is the most international climate conference. Our country deserves this win. We will put all our potential and capabilities to make this conference a success," Sheikh Mohammed tweeted. "The UAE will remain committed to global climate efforts and work to protect our Earth planet," he added.

Pressure builds for schools to put climate change study on curriculum

The Brookings Institution, a US think-tank, has called for climate action projects in all schools by 2025.