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Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that climate change has widened the existing poverty and social inequality in Nepali society.
Addressing a program organized by the Tribhuvan University Geography Central Department in Kathmandu, former President Bhandari said that people's lives are also being affected by climate change in Nepal recently.
Former President Bhandari said that the livelihood of poor farmers and underprivileged classes is directly affected due to disasters such as excessive rainfall, lack of rainfall, floods, landslides, and drought due to climate change. He also said that it is necessary to increase adaptation capacity to minimize the negative effects of climate change.
Climate change has widened the existing poverty and social inequality in our society. Disasters such as excessive rains, lack of rains, floods, landslides and droughts caused by climate change are having a direct impact on the livelihood of poor farmers and the underprivileged,' said former President Bhandari, 'there is a need for research-based information and knowledge to increase adaptive capacity to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Should . By identifying the main elements that influence the climate adaptation capacity through such research, it will help to adopt sustainable and effective measures for adaptation accordingly.'
Bhandari said that studies conducted in South Asia such as Nepal, India, Bangladesh and China, where a large part of the population considers agriculture as the basis of livelihood, are expected to make it easier for farmers in this region to face the challenges caused by climate change.
