COP-27 was an achievement for Nepal: Experts

November 29, Kathmandu: The stakeholders and experts have said the UN climate conference, COP-27, held in Sharm el Sheikh city of Egypt from November 6 to November 18 has been successful in terms of national and international significance for Nepal.

At a programme organized by the Ministry of Forest and Environment on ‘COP-27: Achievements and Way Forward’ in the federal capital Kathmandu on Monday, they claimed that the agenda raised by the Nepal Government was recognized at the event.

Chairman of the sustainable development committee of the National Assembly, Prakash Panth, said that all sides concerned should work in unison to implement the achievements made in the conference.

Member of the National Planning Commission, Saloni Pradhan Singh, also said Nepal had active participation in the COP-27 so it was a success for the country.

The Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Pem Narayan Kandel, claimed that Nepal had achievements in the agenda raised at the global event as compensation for climate change-induced loss and damage, increase in assistance for adaptation, reduction of carbon emission, and mountain problems.