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UNFCCC Approves $21.6 Million Grant for Nepal Disaster Recovery

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The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage provisionally approved a $21.6 million grant to Nepal for relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction following the Trisuli Valley disaster on August 26. This approval was announced ahead of the global climate summit (COP31) in Türkiye. The grant is part of a scheme established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change during a previous summit in Sharm El-Sheikh.

From nepalitimes.com

Why it matters

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The grant represents a financial injection for Nepal's recovery efforts, although reports indicate it is only 0.4% of the total cost of reconstruction and comes with conditions. The approval highlights the deployment of climate finance through the Loss & Damage Fund, a process that has been sought by developing countries for decades.

Global climate crisis updates include devastation in Nepal, Türkiye's clean energy push, and severe climate effects across Africa.

From nepalitimes.com

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  • The Ministry of Forests and Environment might manage the grant funds for disaster relief and reconstruction via credit.

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    The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage could see its core operational function related to credit and funding increase.

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