Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Nepal Creates Climate Diplomacy Section to Link Domestic Action
Nepal has created a new government section focused on climate diplomacy.
Its job is to connect climate problems inside Nepal with discussions between countries.
Nepal wants more international help for adapting to climate change and recovering from climate-related damage.
It is also seeking technology and money to respond to these problems.
Officials said climate change affects farming, roads, water, health, energy and government finances.
Nepal plans to build infrastructure that can better withstand future climate conditions.
It also wants warnings about glaciers, weather hazards and glacial lakes to reach vulnerable people quickly.
Nepal will raise these issues at future international climate talks, including COP31.
The government says scientists, local communities, Indigenous groups, businesses and young people should help shape its climate diplomacy.
Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a dedicated Climate Diplomacy Section.
The section will connect domestic climate challenges with international negotiations and policy.
Nepal is seeking support for adaptation, loss and damage, technology transfer and climate finance.
The government plans climate-resilient infrastructure and faster early-warning systems based on scientific data.
Nepal says it contributes less than 0.1% of global emissions but faces disproportionate climate impacts.
- Who
- Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the country’s foreign minister announced the initiative.
- What
- Nepal established a dedicated Climate Diplomacy Section to coordinate domestic climate priorities with international diplomacy.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday during the inaugural Kathmandu Climate Week; Nepal plans to continue the message at upcoming negotiations including COP31.
- Where
- The initiative was announced in Kathmandu, Nepal, during Kathmandu Climate Week.
- Why
- Nepal aims to address its climate vulnerabilities and seek stronger international support for adaptation, loss and damage, technology transfer and climate finance.
- New institution
- Climate Diplomacy Section within Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Announcement venue
- Inaugural Kathmandu Climate Week
- International priorities
- Climate adaptation, loss and damage, technology transfer and climate finance
- Emissions contribution
- Nepal contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions
- Planned infrastructure focus
- Climate-resilient highways, bridges, transmission lines and urban settlements
- Early-warning focus
- Scientific data on glaciers, glacial lakes and weather hazards converted into real-time, impact-based warnings
- Loss-and-damage action
- Nepal formally approached the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage following the August disaster