Nepal calls for climate alliance with India and China after deadly floods

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has proposed a climate alliance with neighbouring India and China. He urged joint action to protect the fragile Himalayan ecosystem after catastrophic flooding across the region. “Glaciers and floods do not travel with stamps and passports,” Shah told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “As an urgent first step, we propose that we establish the Himalaya climate resilience mechanism, led by Nepal, India and China, so the Himalayas become a...”