Foreign minister inaugurates Nepal Pavilion at COP31, calls for climate justice and stronger global action

ANTALYA: The Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal inaugurated the Nepal Pavilion at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkiye, on Monday, highlighting the country’s climate priorities, biodiversity conservation efforts and community-based adaptation initiatives.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Khanal drew attention to the growing vulnerability of fragile mountain ecosystems to climate change, particularly the escalating risks associated with the melting cryosphere and other climate-induced hazards.