Editing Himalayas (section)

===Policy changes===
Nepal is a part of the Paris agreement and thus is required to have a climate action plan and is being tracked by the Climate Action Tracker.<ref name="Nepal">{{cite web |title=Nepal |url=https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/nepal/ |website=climateactiontracker.org |language=en}}</ref> According to the Climate Action Tracker, Nepal is "almost sufficient" on its track to reach the goals set by the Paris Agreement.<ref name="Nepal"/> There are two factors that hold Nepal back from reaching sufficient status and thus stand out.<ref name="Nepal"/> There is no Climate Finance Plan and emissions and temperature rising rate ranking at critically insufficient.<ref name="Nepal"/> Nepal has many goals, however, that are on track with the Paris Agreement.<ref name="Nepal"/> The first of note being a goal of net-zero emissions by 2045.<ref name="Nepal"/> To reach this goal Nepal submitted two separate plans to account for whatever future they experience the first being WAM (with additional measures) and the second being WEM (with existing measures).<ref name="Nepal"/> WEM is based primarily on already existing policies and highlights the energy sector as the main target for CO2 reduction.<ref name="Nepal"/> The WAM scenario introduces a far more ambitious strategy for reducing emissions.<ref name="Nepal"/> In this scenario the focus is primarily on an intervention method and disruption of the energy sector reducing the use of fossil fuels and the incorporation of renewable energy sources. This pathway heavily relies on reducing emissions from energy sources while preserving the carbon-absorbing capacity of the LULUCF (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry) sector.<ref name="Nepal"/> Under this scenario, it is anticipated that net CO2 emissions will remain negative from 2020 to 2030, approach 'zero' between 2035 and 2045, and then revert to negative values by 2050.<ref name="Nepal"/> The goal of this scenario is to accelerate the journey toward achieving carbon neutrality before 2045.<ref name="Nepal"/> These policies along with many more have Nepal on track to stay beneath the 1.5 threshold set by the Paris Agreement.<ref name="Nepal"/>

In May 2025 the representatives of himalayan nations, experts met in [[Nepal]] for the first "Sagarmatha Sambaad" (Everest Dialog) about stopping climate change and its effects on the region. Minister Deuba remarked “Climate change is a global crisis transcending national boundaries. Nothing less than a global alliance based on [[climate justice|justice]] and solidarity can hope to make a dent on the existential crisis that climate change brings in its wake”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Giri |first1=Anil |title=Sagarmatha Sambaad opens with global call for climate action |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/05/17/sagarmatha-sambaad-opens-with-global-call-for-climate-action |access-date=19 May 2025 |agency=The Kathmandu Post |date=17 May 2025}}</ref> The [[United Nations]] leader send a message to the conference in which he reminded that [[Retreat of glaciers since 1850|glaciers giving water to rivers are metling]] in a fast and increasing rate and "reduced water flow in river systems such as the [[ Ganges|Ganges]], [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] and [[Indus River|Indus]] threatens not only water but also food production for nearly two billion people across South Asia".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mishra |first1=Vibhu |title=‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163376 |website=United Nations |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> The conference issued a "Sagarmatha Call for Action" to protect the region from climate change. One of the proposals is a common [[Climate finance|climate fund]] for Himalayan nations. [[Climate Science|Climate experts]] criticized the outcomes, saying that the real challenge is to implement the decisions. Also the conference only addressed the issue of glacier melt, while in recent times, [[climate migration]] due to lack of rainfall also became a major concern.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poudel |first1=Purushottam |title=Sagarmatha Sambaad ends with urgent call to save the mountains |url=https://kathmandupost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/19/sagarmatha-sambaad-ends-with-urgent-call-to-save-the-mountains |access-date=19 May 2025 |agency=The Kathmandu Post |date=19 May 2025}}</ref>