Washington DC (USA), Oct. 25: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has said that Nepal has expected support from the international community to mitigate the impacts of climate change adding that Nepal has suffered from the climate change impacts.    

At a high-level meeting on biodiversity organized by the World Bank Group and Colombia, the Finance Minister said that the conservation effort of Nepal’s water resources and natural diversity has witnessed a challenge due to the climate change impacts.    

Saying that Nepal has very little contribution to climate change impacts, Finance Minister Poudel urged the international community to ensure financing for climate-friendly funds for Nepal.  

  
Likewise, Minister Poudel stressed the need for effective mobilization of mechanisms set up for reducing the climate change impacts. (RSS)