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Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford
Officials say reconstruction could cost at least $5 billion as Nepal seeks compensation for climate losses and trade disruptions after recent floods.
- Nepal has requested $20 million in compensation from a United Nations fund for climate-related losses, while the Nepali Army rebuilds a bridge across the Tadi River to restore trade routes destroyed by catastrophic flooding.
- Climate change-driven flooding struck Rasuwaghadi for the second time in less than two years, compounding past shocks including the 2015 earthquake and 2025 Gen Z protests that the Nepal Economic Forum reports caused sharp drops in foreign arrivals.
- Government officials estimate $5 billion in reconstruction costs alone. Sudip Bhaju, a director with the Nepal Economic Forum, reported everyday essentials rose 5-8% in price, while gas costs jumped 36% outside official distribution channels.
- The upcoming 15-day Dashain festival, a major tourism and spending driver, faces disruption from trade halts. Businesses switching to sea freight from Guangzhou add three weeks to delivery times, compounding loan losses and cash flow pressures.
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal emphasized Nepal generates only 0.1% of global emissions yet bears disproportionate climate costs. World Bank analysis warns the nation could lose roughly 4% of its GDP by 2050 if global warming continues at pace.
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Work has begun in Nepal to rebuild trade routes destroyed by catastrophic floods with a new bridge over the Tadi River, which Nepali military forces call the “bridge of hope”.
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