Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future
Kathmandu: The legend and the legacy Legend about Kathmandus evolution holds that the valley was once a huge lake some thousands years ago. A visiting …
Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!
Valleys and cities should be young, vibrant, inspiring and full of hopes with a system in place that works for all classes of people. What …
Neglected flames: Nepal’s wildfire crisis
Shortly before noon on April 30, residents Ramesh Pahari and Shankar Pahari with a dozen people entered the Kumariban Community Forest to protect the Tapeshwardham …
What do we know about Nepal’s latest torrential rainfall-induced crisis so far?
Nepal witnessed unprecedented rainfall last week spanning three days (Thursday to Saturday evening) triggering floods, landslides (mudslides) and flash floods across different parts of the …
Carbon trading plan, ex-situ forest conservation in fiscal plan 2024/25
Nepal is set to bag $11 million for trading carbon in the global market for the first time. Its just a matter of due process …
"Nepal needs direct access to finance from global pool for disasters"
Since the onset of the monsoon in June, people have been suffering due to multiple disasters landslides, floods, heavy rainfall, and lightning all at once. …
331 killed in various disasters since January
Nepal has been facing mayhem of floods and landslides for over a month now. Some wildfires blazed the country, mostly between April and May, and …
Infrastructural spree and mishaps in the Himalayas: Insights for Nepal’s Sustainable Development
The greater Himalayan region stands as one of the most crucial mountain systems globally, boasting the largest snow and ice cover after the polar regions …
Loss and Damage Fund, key agenda at the UN climate event COP 28
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be heading today to UAE to attend the 28th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP 28) scheduled from …
Why is dengue surging in Nepal?
The first dengue case was reported in 2004 in Chitwan, which was also the only reported case between 2004 and 2005. Between 2006 and 2018, …
The asymmetry between climate vulnerable countries and major CO2 emitters
As the global boiling era begins, according to the UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres, where does this leave the low-emitting vulnerable countries who are also financially …
Insufficient rainfall and concretisation push Birgunj into alarming water crisis
In the Terai plains, fresh and clean water pumped out of tube wells or hand pumps is used for daily needs from drinking to household …
