KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 07
Minister for Forests and Environment Pradeep Yadav has said that Ministry is committed to address the climate change issues.
Addressing the inaugural session of the First Assembly of Climate Action Campaign here today, he said decisions have been made to run various programmes for minimizing the climate change and green house gas emission.
"We have been working at a war-footing to tackle the problem of climate change and the cooperation of all sides is necessary in this connection," Minister Yadav shared.
He further said that policies, strategy, laws, regulations and plans on climate change minimization have been formulated while the National Climate Change Policy, 2076 is under implementation.
Stating that the country has adopted the policy of zero emission of Green House Gas by 2045 AD, Minister Yadav informed that works have also been moved ahead toward meeting this target.
He also pointed out the need of national and international support for implementing Nepal's the 'ambitious' commitments and programmes.
Nepal is a state party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, the Minister said and reiterated that it has kept climate change mitigation as its main priority.
