Undoubtedly, the development of hydropower is a critical concern for Nepal. Nepal has significant hydropower potential due to its abundant water resources from the Himalayan Rivers. The country has been actively developing hydropower projects to meet its growing energy demands and reduce dependence...}
Kathmandu: This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, which was already the world's hottest on record, scientists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Friday.
In its annual global climate analysis, the agency confirmed the findi...}
Background:
Nepal’s most precious and major natural resources like rivers, and especially water are poised to be rarer and critically important in the future of mankind. This very natural resource has maintained this earth as a livable place for everyone. Developed country’s...}
Kathmandu: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday one key to success of the COP28 climate summit was for nations to reach agreement on the need to "phase out" fossil fuels, albeit with countries possibly moving at different rates.
"The COP covers many aspects a...}
Kathmandu; The Government of Nepal (GoN) has prepared 'Climate change mitigation and adaptation plan 2080-2087' to mitigate climate change.
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, a seven-year plan has been prepared by incorporating sectors like energy, agriculture...}
Kathmandu: While there is a growing concern for the possible impacts of climate change on Nepal’s hydropower projects, experts in the field of climate and environment have said that there is not much to worry about with the issue.
The experts have comforted the promoters by stating tha...}
This June, monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Nepal’s hilly regions, but the country’s southern lowlands were instead reeling from a severe lack of water. Tube wells dried out in several parts of Parsa district, in a drought shared by regions over the border in India.
The southernmost foo...}
Kathmandu: Nepal has a good potential to develop mixed energy utilizing solar and hydroelectricity sources.
Experts expressed the view at the interaction entitled 'Roadmap of Renewable Energy for Nepal' jointly organized by Prakriti Resource Center and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) i...}
Introduction
The energy sector is responsible for almost three-quarters of emissions globally and it is at the heart of the solution to climate change. Hence, it has been considered at prominence of the United Nations-defined Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), started since 2015. Greenhouse ga...}
India has updated two of its five 2015 commitments to the world on what it will do to combat climate change. The first is to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. In 2015, it committed to a 33-35% reduction. The second is to get about 50%...}