The government is announcing the preparation of 'Sagarmatha Samvad' to be held in the first week of May next year. A dialogue is going to be announced by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers this afternoon.
It is said that ministers, secretaries, heads of diplomatic missions here, heads of development partner agencies, heads of organizations working in the climate sector, media personnel and others will participate in the ceremony.
is going to communicate to gain global leadership and advocate for climate justice on climate change. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Forestry and Environment have formed various committees and started preparations. The Council of Ministers has decided to hold this dialogue every two years. It has been proposed to hold a dialogue on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of May. Dr. Maheshwar Dhakal, Chief and Joint Secretary of the Climate Change Management Division of the Ministry of Forests, informed that Nepal will develop the
dialogue as part of the International Year of Glacier Conservation and start preparations. The United Nations is celebrating 2025 as the International Year of Glacier Conservation. Representing the United Nations, the World Meteorological Organization and UNESCO are jointly launching the International Year of Glacier Conservation today.
The topic of the Everest Dialogue, which is going to be held for the first time, is 'climate change, mountain and human future'. He, who is coordinating for the dialogue project, said that the findings will be brought to the attention of the international community by discussing the effects of climate change in the Himalayan countries and the solutions in various dimensions and topics.
Informing the international world about the pain of being exposed to high risk even with low carbon emissions, it is said that there will be lobbying during the dialogue regarding the compensation that Nepal should receive from it and the payment for the environmental services provided by Nepal.
The government has started preparations by establishing a steering committee under the chairmanship of the foreign minister, a management committee under the coordination of the secretary of the prime minister's office and a secretariat under the coordination of the secretary of the forest ministry.
It is intended to communicate with the aim of bringing uniformity in the understanding of the citizens of the mountainous region and the international community about the effects of climate change on the mountainous region and advocating for climate justice. Also, the goal of dialogue is to contribute to the development of climate science and technology, to make the mountain agenda more vocal and to work with the mountain countries to make it more effective. In the
dialogue, it is said that the head of state and head of government of mountainous and maritime countries, experts working in the field of climate research, representatives of the private sector at national and international level, subject experts and personalities who can influence society, experts in the field of communication, etc. will be invited.
