climate change – Nepal Gletschersturz 26.08.2026

CNN AC 360° Interview mit dem Aussenminister von Nepal Shisir Khanal:

Anderson Cooper: there have been a number of people who have remarked that your carbon imprint as a  country is minimal. You are feeling the affects of climate change in a way that maybe some other countries have not yet.

Shisir Khanal: When you look at data our carbon footprint greenhouse mission is less that a tenth of a percentage The glaciers are melting, the perma frost are thawing and there is a risk of glacier flood at the same time. This was a glacier collapse. So given all that, what we are telling to the world is: look, our contribution in the changing climate is almost negligent. Even then we are trying to work to save the Himalayas but saving Himalayas has to be part of a global effort. Because today its impacting Nepal but it also impacted China. If you look at our geography eventually all our rivers end up in India and some of them to Bangladesh as well. So these rivers systems are a source of fresh water for agriculture, for drinking water fort wo billion people. (…)

Shisir Khanal: Global community has to come together. This cannot be seen as a charitable giving but has to be part of a compensation process as well.

Anderson Cooper:  you dont want foreign goverments to look at this as giving aid to Nepal. You want this to be compensation.

Shisir Khanal: Exactly. This should be seen from the perspective of justice and fairness. How fair is for Nepali people and people of Himalayas to bear the burden of climate change where we had have very little contribution to it.

Anderson Cooper: you see this as a direct result of climate change?

Shisir Khanal: Absolutely. There is no question. There is evidence.

A.C.: Mr Foreign Minister, i appreciate your time

Shisir Khanal: Thank you Anderson, thank you for coming to Nepal and telling our story to the world.