Nepal is turning into a financial risk.
The climate risk in Nepal is turning into a financial risk. Despite the fact that Nepal's Himalayan geography makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change, its contribution to global carbon emissions is only 0.05%. The recent Rasuwa–Bhote Koshi disaster is a tragic reminder that climate risks are no longer only environmental; they are economic and financial risks.
Climate-related
catastrophes have the potential to directly affect Nepal's financial sector: •
Hydropower
• Protection •
Finance • Infrastructure
• Capital Markets
The key question for
investors is no longer whether climate risk exists, but:
“Have we priced it
into our investments yet?”
Nepal may contribute
very little to global warming, but the financial cost of climate vulnerability
is increasingly being borne locally.
Global warming is a
problem. Its financial consequences are local.

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