{"id":438597,"date":"2026-11-10T22:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=438597"},"modified":"2026-11-10T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:32:30","slug":"adaptation-a-matter-of-climate-justice-minister-khanal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/11\/10\/438597.html","title":{"rendered":"Adaptation a matter of climate justice: Minister Khanal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antalya (T\u00fcrkiye): <\/strong>Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shisir Khanal, has said adaptation to climate change is not merely a technical or environmental action but a matter inherently linked to climate justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/Shisir-khanal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438598\" style=\"width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/Shisir-khanal.jpg 576w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/Shisir-khanal-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Courtesy: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal\/Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the \u2018High-Level Dialogue on Adaptation\u2019 organised on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) during the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (COP-31) today, Minister Khanal expressed worry that the LDCs, which contribute minimally to climate change, are the worst affected by the impacts of climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his address, Minister Khanal brought to light recent human and economic losses caused by climate-induced disasters in Nepal. He underscored that the nations vulnerable to climate risks are desperate for climate action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDCs are actively pursuing locally-led and human-centred adaptation efforts through National Adaptation Plans, he reminded, adding that such national initiatives, however, must be supported by international climate finance and cooperation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Minister Khanal, the international support should be provided as per the evolving national needs of countries which are vulnerable to climate risks and lagging in the development race. It is time to transform commitments into action through increased financial support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simplification and facilitation of access to climate finance is an urgent need, he reminded. Similarly, he viewed adaptation efforts as needing to be intensified at both national and international levels in line with the &#8216;UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience&#8217; and the &#8216;Bel\u00e9m Adaptation Indicators.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stressing the prioritisation of locally-led adaptation measures, the Foreign Minister said strengthening the capacity of local institutions and empowering communities on the front lines of climate risk is equally significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RSS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister Khanal expressed worry that the LDCs, which contribute minimally to climate change, are the worst affected by the impacts of climate change. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":438598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,4,2],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-438597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-news","category-top-stories-main"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438599,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438597\/revisions\/438599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438597"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=438597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}