After a century of US dominance in world affairs, the ascent of Asia may not necessarily be bad for the planet.
What is happening in Pakistan this week is a warning sign of things to come for the entire Himalayan region due to the climate crisis
Photo: PROJECT SYNDICATEIt may seem as if the world is finally taking the climate crisis seriously, judging by the number of pledges to reach…
Photo: SONAM CHOEKYI LAMAThe climate crisis is a water crisis – either too much of it, or too little. Droughts have dried up springs, and when…
Paddy and maize fields in Kavre. A heavier than usual monsoon this year brought destructive floods, but was a boon to farmers. Photo: AMIT…
Photo: RSSNepal’s one week lockdown is supposed to go on till 31 March, but that appears to be an attempt by the government to convey the bad…
Photo : GOPEN RAI/NT ARCHIVEThe Sagarmatha National Sambaad held this week was a dress rehearsal for a bigger international event slated for…
In the coming decade, climate migration may finally make world leaders take action to slow global heating
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIOne week before the United Nation’s 25thConference of Parties (COP25) began in Madrid the World Meteorological…
Mount Cho Oyu (8,188m) and Nepal's longest glacier, The Ngozumba, seen from a mountain sightseeing flight on Yeti Airlines this week. Photo:…
HIGH AND DRY: A village in Mustang is one of the increasing number of settlements that have been abandoned because of water shortage caused by…
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…
Photo: GOPEN RAIIn the strict legalese that the United Nations is accustomed to, the Madrid Climate Summit is called the 25th Conference of the…
Illustration: SONNY ROSSThe climate crisis is making people sicker – worsening illnesses ranging from seasonal allergies to heart and lung…
A dengue patient being treated from inside a mosquito net at Teku hospital, Kathmandu. Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAAn unusually wet monsoon, increased…
The Nepal government’s response to the climate emergency often seems too little too late, and the scope of the global crisis is such that one…
Lhotse glacier, Chukung village to the far left. Photo: ALTON C BYERSMost of the recent talk within the UN Framework Convention on Climate…
Gabions above Chukung with the summit of Lhotse peeking through the clouds last month. All photos: ALTON C BYERSIn an example of local people…
