Nepal Seeks Climate Compensation from China, India, and US Amid Floods

Nepal has demanded climate compensation for the severe floods in several districts of Bagmati Pradesh, listing China, India, and the United States as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters. Nepal's Prime Minister Balen Shah is reportedly set to visit New York to personally raise the issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal clarified in an interview with Kantipur TV that Kathmandu is shifting its diplomatic strategy from asking for aid to seeking justice and compensation (climate compensation). He said it is not a matter of charity or charity, but a question of legal and moral obligation. Khanal said it is the responsibility of these three countries - China, the United States, India - to compensate vulnerable countries that are suffering the consequences of emissions that are not contributing to global carbon emissions. However, Western countries continue to blame India for the total carbon emissions. However, India's contribution to the United Nations Damage and Loss Fund is said to be much less than the historical figure.