Nepal PM calls devastating floods a climate warning to world

Summarised from 6 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 25 Sept, 16:33 · Archive

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the UN that last month's catastrophic floods are a warning about climate change.

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, calling last month's devastating floods a 'warning to the world' about climate change. He said warming is melting glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas, and questioned whether world leaders had 'really heard that warning'. Shah urged international support to help Nepal adapt to climate threats it cannot face alone. The Guardian reports that Nepal's recovery and reconstruction needs are estimated at about 10 per cent of GDP. Shah argued that Nepal is paying the price of a climate crisis it did not cause.

How it is being reported

• Nepal PM says global order is broken in fighting climate crisisNepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah was applauded at the UN General Assembly after his speech on climate crisis.Al Jazeera · 25 Sept, 10:11
• Nepal’s leader labels devastating flood a ‘warning to the world’Prime Minister Balendra Shah says world leaders must act on climate change.Al Jazeera · 25 Sept, 07:56
• Nepal’s PM says flash flood was ‘warning to world’ as he scolds leaders at UN over climate changeShah said Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction needs were estimated at about 10% of GDP, as he appealed for more international support Nepal’s prime minister scolded world leaders at the UN on Thursday, saying last month’s catastrophic deadly flood was a reminder that climate change keeps hurting people who didn’t cause the crisis. The disaster “was a warning to the world,” Balendra Shah told the general assembly. “And I ask you today: Have you really heard that warning?” Continue reading...The Guardian · 25 Sept, 06:17
• Nepal's leader says his country is paying the price of climate changeNepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah called the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods a "warning to the world" — and questioned if the world had "really heard that warning."DW News · 25 Sept, 05:51
• Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate changeA month after deadly floods, Nepal's prime minister says the climate-connected catastrophe is a warning to the rest of the worldIndependent World · 25 Sept, 03:49
• Nepal’s catastrophic floods were ‘warning to the world,’ PM Shah tells UNNepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Thursday that last month’s catastrophic floods were a “warning to the world” of growing climate risks in the Himalayas. He said warming was melting glaciers and permafrost and urged international support to help Nepal adapt to threats it could not face alone.France 24 · 25 Sept, 02:42
• Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepalese ministerThe Himalayan nation suffered one of the worst catastrophes in its history late last month when a tsunami-like flood cut a swath of destruction.The Japan Times · 25 Sept, 02:26

In this story: Nepal · Balendra Shah · United Nations · Himalayas

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