# Prakash Pokhrel

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-09**: Nepal reveals $5B climate justice funding pitch — Disaster management chief Dharam Raj Uprety confirmed Nepal's initial $5 billion rebuilding estimate would be shared with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and embassies of the US, Britain, India, China, Japan and the EU.
- **2026-08**: Himalayan glacier collapse triggers destructive flood — A Himalayan glacier collapsed in late August, unleashing a torrent that devastated valleys below and caused widespread destruction across Nepal and China's Tibet region.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Nepal Seeks $5B Climate Justice Flood Aid After Glacier Collapse Kills 1,300
2026-09-09 21:25:14 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

Nepal is reframing its post-glacier-flood recovery as a climate justice test, seeking $5 billion from wealthy nations and multilateral lenders for the first five months of rebuilding. The late-August Himalayan glacial lake outburst killed at least 1,300 people and destroyed more than 12 hydropower plants, underscoring the mounting loss and damage burden on low-emitting nations.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/nepal-5b-climate-justice-flood-aid

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