Nepal proposes Himalayan climate-resilience mechanism led by Nepal, India and China

At the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Belindra Sha proposed a new regional mechanism to bolster resilience across the Himalayas, asking the assembly to "establish Himalay climate resilience mechanism led by Nepal, India and China."

"Let us share satellite data and expertise. Let us monitor dangerous glacial legs. Let us strengthen joint early warning systems and when disaster strikes let us coordinate assistance across borders," Sha said, arguing the Himalayas are "part of planet's life support system" for nearly two billion people. He framed the proposal as a practical step to turn the region into a laboratory of international cooperation rather than "a frontier of fragmented information."

Sha said such a mechanism would improve monitoring of glacial hazards, harmonize early-warning systems across borders and enable coordinated cross-border response when avalanches, floods or landslides threaten communities. He presented the proposal as complementary to existing multilateral frameworks and stressed participation by immediate neighbors and regional powers.