Gagan Thapa urges PM Balen Shah to present evidence-based case for climate justice at UN

Kathmandu / Sept 6: Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has urged Prime Minister Balen Shah to make logical and evidence-based presentations at the United Nations in support of climate justice.

Thapa made the remarks after a meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Working Performance Committee held at the party’s central office in Sanepa on Sunday.

He urged Prime Minister Shah to present facts and evidence on the Bhotekoshi flood and the impacts of climate change while participating in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

“We have been raising the issue of Nepal suffering the impacts of climate change for years. Our claims now need to be based on scientific studies. Nepal must strongly lobby not only on the issue of loss and damage but also for grant-based climate finance,” he said.

Thapa also urged the prime minister to continue the issues raised by previous prime ministers during their participation in the UN General Assembly, as well as their initiatives for climate justice.

He advised Prime Minister Shah not to rely solely on his secretariat while preparing Nepal’s position for the UN General Assembly.