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 …
Another wildfire season on horizon which claimed 17 lives last year
On January 21, a wildfire broke out in Mahabharata forests of Kavrepalanchok district. It took authorities a week to secure control. In three mountainous districts …
IPPAN signs MoU with ProClime to unlock its carbon credit potential
Independent Power Producers Association, Nepal (IPPAN) and Indias climate advisory company ProClime Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to carbon trading during an …
Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024: a report
Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes …
COP 29 agrees $1.3 trillion climate finance deal. But is it enough?
Last month about 200 countries reached a new climate finance deal at the 29th conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …
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 …
