The conference titled ‘Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia’ is being held between December 3-6, 2017.

Inaugurating the conference on December 03, 2017, Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari said, “The Hindu Kush Himalaya Region is the lifeline to tens of millions of people and the impact of climate change and other human activities are adversely affecting the entire region.”

In this regard, she called on the nations to invest in resources that would address climate change concerns.

“I believe that it is high time that nations invest resources to limit the detrimental impact of climate change and environmental degradation rather than spend money on areas that threaten human lives and resources,” said Bhandari.

Stating that the conference would add to the related efforts, Minister for Environment of Nepal Mithila Chaudhary said, “It will strengthen the socio-economic well-being of communities from Myanmar in the east to Afghanistan in the west, and helps conserve biodiversity and cultural diversity in the region.”

The Nepali Ministry for Environment is organizing the conference in collaboration with the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

It is important to preserve the region for the future of humanity, said David Molden, Director General of ICIMOD, while highlighting the geographical significance of the region that stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar.

The conference will have a participation of 300 experts from different countries of Asia such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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This 23^rd global session of COP to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is bringing together policy makers, scientists, lobbyists and private sector experts from across the world to discuss on global climate change.

The Nepali delegation led by the Nepali Minister for Population and Environment Mithila Chaudhary will be representing the country at the COP23, wherein, they will present Nepal’s detailed status paper on climate change.

“We have prepared the status report including our experience with climate change over the years and what we expect from the international community. The status paper was necessary also for making our participation in the conference effective,” informed Bishwa Nath Oli, Secretary at the Nepali Environment Ministry.

Paris Agreement and Other Key Issues on Agenda

Through its paper, Nepal urges COP23 over implementation of key agreements made under Paris Agreement on Climate Change in April 2017.

Besides stressing on timely implementation of rule book guiding Paris Accord, Nepal also seeks the international community for needed financial and technical support that it deserves as a Least Developed Country (LDC).

Citing damages it has witnessed because of recent floods, among other natural calamities, Nepal also seeks funding support from the global community while also urging COP23 to raise relevant funding and related support for calamity-vulnerable countries.

Paris Accord, adaptation, mitigation measures, means of implementation and cross-cutting agendas like climate and gender are the key issues Nepal has planned to raise at the conference through its status paper.

Through its paper, Nepal seeks developed countries’ contribution of USD 100 billion per year by 2020 as agreed upon during the Paris COP21 session.

“The Paris Committee on Capacity-building has been established to support countries like Nepal. However, not much progress has been made under this heading. The support mechanism for LDCs must be expedited,” reads a statement in Nepal’s paper to be presented at COP23.

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