Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle left for Türkiye on Monday to attend the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where Nepal is expected to push for stronger international support on climate finance, adaptation and the growing impacts of climate change on vulnerable mountain countries.
Wagle flew to Antalya, the host city of the climate summit, aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Tribhuvan International Airport.
During the November 9-20 conference, Wagle is scheduled to represent Nepal and present the country's positions on climate change and sustainable economic development at around half a dozen high-level sessions.
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal is leading the Nepali delegation at the summit and has already arrived in Antalya. Khanal is scheduled to take part in high-level discussions and represent Nepal in international climate negotiations.
Nepal's participation comes as the country seeks greater international recognition of the disproportionate impact of global warming on the Himalayas. Rising temperatures, accelerated glacier melt, glacial lake outburst floods, landslides and increasingly unpredictable rainfall are posing mounting threats to mountain communities, infrastructure, water resources and livelihoods.
