Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal

Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal

Water and forests are Nepal’s most abundant natural resources, with freshwater (derived from glaciers, snowmelt, and rainfall) accounting for an estimated 2.27 percent of the total world supply. Weakness in effective response mechanisms and strateg...

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Main Authors: World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila 2021
Subjects:
CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
TEMPERATURE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
COLD WAVE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/276081632463549311/Nepal-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile
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spelling okr-10986-363742021-10-14T05:11:00Z Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal World Bank Group Asian Development Bank CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION NATURAL DISASTER HEATWAVE TEMPERATURE DROUGHT FLOOD COLD WAVE Water and forests are Nepal’s most abundant natural resources, with freshwater (derived from glaciers, snowmelt, and rainfall) accounting for an estimated 2.27 percent of the total world supply. Weakness in effective response mechanisms and strategies for dealing with natural hazards has historically exacerbated this vulnerability. An increase in soil erosion, landslides, flash floods, and droughts has been reported in recent years across the country, with increased intensity and impact on the lives and livelihoods of the Nepalese. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Nepal. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Nepal, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal (CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions. The document also aims and to direct the reader to many useful sources of secondary data and research. 2021-10-13T20:02:18Z 2021-10-13T20:02:18Z 2021-09-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/276081632463549311/Nepal-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36374 English CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo World Bank and Asian Development Bank World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment South Asia Nepal
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topic CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
TEMPERATURE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
COLD WAVE
spellingShingle CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
TEMPERATURE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
COLD WAVE
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal
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Nepal
description Water and forests are Nepal’s most abundant natural resources, with freshwater (derived from glaciers, snowmelt, and rainfall) accounting for an estimated 2.27 percent of the total world supply. Weakness in effective response mechanisms and strategies for dealing with natural hazards has historically exacerbated this vulnerability. An increase in soil erosion, landslides, flash floods, and droughts has been reported in recent years across the country, with increased intensity and impact on the lives and livelihoods of the Nepalese. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Nepal. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Nepal, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal (CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions. The document also aims and to direct the reader to many useful sources of secondary data and research.
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Asian Development Bank
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Asian Development Bank
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title Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal
title_short Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal
title_full Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal
title_fullStr Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Climate Risk Country Profile : Nepal
title_sort climate risk country profile : nepal
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila
publishDate 2021
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