Nepal Claims Millions From UN Climate Disaster Fund for New Flood Study

Nepal to Seek Millions from UN Climate Disaster Fund After New Flood Study

A newly released scientific study has found that climate change likely contributed to the catastrophic flooding that struck the Nepal-Tibet border region last month, adding fresh urgency to Nepal’s efforts to secure international climate compensation. The flood, which caused widespread destruction along the mountainous border area, is now being cited by Nepali officials as a […] The post Nepal to Seek Millions from UN Climate Disaster Fund After…

The push to get polluters to pay for Nepal's floods

The tiny country contributes less than 0.1 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions—but is experiencing the consequences of climate change firsthand.

Nepal Claims Millions from UN Climate Disaster Fund for New Flood Study

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Nepal Floods: $20M UN Climate Fund Pleas

Three weeks after a wall of ice, rock, and mud tore through northern Nepal, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving thousands still unaccounted for, the country has gone to the United Nations with a request: an initial $20 million from the global fund set up to help nations cope with climate disasters they didn’t […]