Govt preparing to engage all political parties in COP-31
The government has made preparations to ensure the participation of representatives from various political parties at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP–31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
According to Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s interest, preparations have been made to involve representatives of both ruling and opposition parties in the House of Representatives to build a common perspective on climate change, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers stated.
The thrust is to make Nepal’s representation on the international stage more effective, On the same issue, various party chief secretaries and representatives had discussions at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers yesterday.
In the discussion held in the presence of Agriculture, Forest and Environment Minister Geeta Chaudhary and Prime Minister’s political adviser Asim Shah, they talked about Nepal’s participation in COP–31, which will be held in Turkey from November 9 to 20, the priority issues to raise at the conference, and effectively presenting matters of national interest.
Since Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate change, it is important to raise issues like the protection of the Himalayan region, climate-related disasters, climate justice, energy, and climate finance before the international community.(RSS)




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