Nepal pledges to strengthen locally led climate adaptation through LIFE-AR

Antalya (Türkiye),Nov 12: Nepal has expressed its commitment to advancing the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR), ensuring that resources reach local communities and supporting their priorities through locally led adaptation actions. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Environment Geeta Chaudhary said that Nepal considered LIFE-AR not merely as a financing mechanism, but as an opportunity to transform the way climate action is planned, financed and delivered.

She said this while addressing an Official Announcement of the LIFE-AR Facility on November 11 during the 31st Conference of the Parties to Climate Change (COP-31) held here on November 11. “Nepal is a beautiful mountainous country blessed with rich natural resources and unique ecosystems.

However, Nepal is among the countries that contribute very little to global greenhouse gas emissions but face disproportionately severe consequences of climate change,” she stressed in her address.