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尼泊尔 新闻
Better monitoring and regional cooperation needed as Himalayan hazards become more complex.
A hydroelectricity deal complicated by the need to cross through India has now been brought to a standstill by the disaster.
The 26 August flash floods on the Nepal-China border wiped out or badly damaged 281 megawatts of installed capacity and damaged 388 MW under construction in Nepal, with losses estimated to be hundreds of billions of Nepali rupees. With transmission lines on the Trishuli riverbank washed away, another 150 MW of power is cut off from the national grid.
Climate scientists say decades of glacier retreat, snow loss and permafrost thaw heightened Himalayan risks long before the catastrophe that struck Rasuwa District and communities downstream.
尼泊尔 观点
Nepal’s deadly mountain disaster exposes gaps in cross-border early-warning systems as climate change makes cascading Himalayan hazards more complex and unpredictable.
Devastating flash floods in Nepal highlight the growing risks from melting glaciers and climate change, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen early-warning systems and greater accountability for climate-related disasters.
The dangerous flooding in Nepal and Tibet has demonstrated, once again, the need for prearranged disaster-risk financing to prepare for the economic chain reactions triggered by natural disasters. Asia's policymakers must act now to help cash-strapped Nepal and strengthen other countries' resilience before the next crisis hits.
The latest evidence suggests that the Chinese scientific establishment understands the dangers of a planned Himalayan dam – the world's largest – more clearly than its political leadership is willing to acknowledge. With the livelihoods of two billion people at stake, the international community needs to weigh in.
尼泊尔 视频
Undervalued and ignored, wetlands are disappearing and drying up in Nepal—leaving the communities and wildlife that depend on them exposed in a changing climate.
An innovative cargo bicycle designed for farmers and villagers may help boost incomes in isolated farming communities in Nepal.
Working on the lake gives women independence in a country where women are often destined to a life of servitude and denied the access to education, health and jobs.
Demand for Tibetan prayer beads from China have brought Nepal’s Timal village into the limelight, but the sustainability of this opaque market is leading to concerns.
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