The recent deadly flash floods in Nepal have damaged 12 hydropower projects, dealing a significant blow to the country’s energy infrastructure and other critical sectors, including banking and …
Why Nepal floods should worry India
The disaster comes as a warning as climate change raises shared Himalayan risks.
Nepal demands ‘climate compensation’ after floods kill 1,000, leave 4,000 missing
Alongside its demand for climate compensation, Nepal has estimated the cost of recovering from the disaster at around $5 billion and sought urgent financial assistance from a United Nations fund for c
Warning signs were visible ahead of Nepal-China floods, report says
Mass burials are taking place in Nepal while rescuers are still scrambling to reach some 900 workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels. Follow for live updates.
Nepal seeks climate compensation for deadly flood; says it is ‘moral liability’, ‘not charity’
Kathmandu, Sep 1 (PTI) Nepal has launched a diplomatic push to seek climate-related compensation from greenhouse emitters for the devastation caused by the recent deadly flash floods, asserting that …
Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tibet
While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.
Nepal seeks urgent climate finance after Bhotekoshi flood
Kathmandu, Sept. 1 — The government has sent an urgent request to the board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, a global climate finance mechanism, seeking financial assistance for Nepal …
More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster. Nepal’s disaster agency …
What if next Himalayan flood hits India? Why satellites and sensors could become first line of defence
Tibet disaster has exposed the deadly risks posed by rapidly changing Himalayan rivers and glaciers. Here is why India, Nepal and China may need real-time satellite, river and glacier monitoring.
How much will Nepal need to rebuild after floods? Nearly a tenth of its economy
Nepal could need up to $5 billion to rebuild after devastating floods, a bill equivalent to nearly a tenth of its economy, the finance minister said.