Global warming refers to the long-term warming of the entire planet. It has increased significantly over the last century as a result of the combustion of fossil fuels.

The issue affects every single country regardless of how much it has contributed to the problem. Global warming and the climate changes that result are impacting Nepal adversely, despite the country’s minimal contributions to its cause.

According to Dhorje Tamang, principal of Shree Bal Vikas Samaj Basic School, Dandagaun, Kathmandu, global warming is negatively affecting Nepal due to uncontrolled pollution harming the atmosphere and sun rays striking the earth’s surface, disproportionately harming people, animals and the environment.

Similarly, Ranjit Tamang, a student at the school, stated that he feels much hotter now than he did previously, and attributed this to global warming.

Rapid unmanaged urbanisation, industrialisation and a lack of proper waste management are releasing a lot of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, accelerating the problem.

Activities in developed countries – the main contributors to the climate crisis – have been linked to the melting of glaciers in Nepal. As a result, the country is dealing with a number of issues, including floods and landslides, which have claimed several lives and have been widely reported in national and international media.

Global warming is threatening lives everywhere. But humans can adapt and change what they do and how they live, which may assist in coping with this challenge. For instance, increasing the use of electric vehicles for transportation, and developing factories and industries based on renewable sources of energy and located far from cities and villages.