Nepal eyes UN climate fund payout backed by attribution study
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Nepal plans to file a roughly $20 million claim with the UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, supported by a World Weather Attribution study that links climate change to the Langtang Lirung rock-ice collapse and resulting floods, as the country seeks reconstruction funds after about 1,400 deaths and thousands missing; the fund has limited money and requires evidence of climate-linked losses, making the process uncertain.
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- Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund BBC
- Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits World Weather Attribution
- Warnings Across the Himalayas After Nepal Floods The New York Times
- New Insight On What Caused The Disastrous Nepal Floods Forbes
- Nepal’s deadly debris flow points to risks in other high mountain regions Science News
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