Nepal Prepares for COP-30 with Focus on Climate Justice and Mountain Conservation

Strategic Insights -

Nepal is gearing up to participate in the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP-30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, taking place from November 10 to 21 in Belem, Brazil. The country's Ministry of Forests and Environment has been conducting phased meetings with government, non-government, and development partner representatives to prepare its agenda for the conference. Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, the Joint Secretary and Head of the Climate Change Management Division, has stated that Nepal will present its agenda based on climate finance, transparency frameworks on climate issues, mountain issues, capacity building and technology transfer, and climate justice.

Key Takeaways:

  • Nepal will present its National Position Paper for COP-30, focusing on climate finance, transparency frameworks, mountain issues, capacity building, technology transfer, and climate justice.
  • The country will highlight the impact of climate change on Nepal, including major climate-related damages and losses.
  • For the first time, high-level sessions at COP-30 will be held three days before the conference, followed by separate political and technical sessions.
  • Nepal's position paper for COP-30 will build on the country's previous efforts to address climate change, including securing increased climate finance for mountain-specific issues like glacier melt and glacial lake outburst floods.
  • The Ministry of Forests and Environment has conducted phased meetings with relevant stakeholders to prepare Nepal's agenda for COP-30.
  • Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, the Joint Secretary and Head of the Climate Change Management Division, emphasized the importance of climate justice and mountain conservation in Nepal's COP-30 agenda.

Statistics:

  • COP-30 will take place from November 10 to 21 in Belem, Brazil.
  • The conference will focus on discussions around topics such as fossil fuel consumption displacement, enhancement of forest, ocean, and biodiversity conservation, transformation of agriculture and food systems, human welfare, and social development, and technology and capacity building.
  • Nepal has been experiencing major climate-related damages and losses, including glacier melt and glacial lake outburst floods.
  • The country has secured increased climate finance for mountain-specific issues in previous COP summits.

Sources:

  • "Kathmandu -- Nepal has intensified its preparations as the date for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP-30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change draws closer. " - [1]
  • "Similarly, Nepal has also begun preparations to raise the issues such as the Sagarmatha Call for Action related to protecting the mountains drawn from the conclusions of the Sagarmatha Sambaad (Dialogue), held in Kathmandu on May 16-18 this year." - [1]
  • "Dr Maheshwar Dhakal, the Joint Secretary and Head of the Climate Change Management Division at the Ministry, told RSS that the ministry will present an agenda based on climate finance, transparency frameworks on climate issues, mountain issues, capacity building and technology transfer, and climate justice." - [1]
  • "According to him, the draft of the National Position Paper for COP-30 has been prepared while the task of holding necessary discussions with and taking suggestions from stakeholders is in its final stage." - [1]