Nepal at high risk of disaster: Agriculture Minister

Kathmandu: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari has said that Nepal was at high risk of disaster.

Addressing the regional ministerial-level meeting on the Integrated Early Warning and Early Action System in Colombo of Sri Lanka, on Thursday, Nepal was at high risk of different types of disasters given its geographic location too.

He mentioned that Nepal has recorded huge losses of infrastructure and has suffered economically due to flooding, drought, cold waves, lightning and glacial outbursts every year.

On the occasion, Minister Adhikari said that Nepal has stressed the need for common understanding and cooperation among different nations for climate resilience and developing effective pre-warning systems, the Minister’s Secretariat shared.

Jointly organized by the Sri Lankan government and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), the meeting held discussions on risk, early warning systems, and coordinated efforts related to risk preparedness in African and Asian countries.