Consequences of Global Warming: In case of Nepal

Sep 08, 2024
Pooja Paudel

 Global climate change is an ultimate problem that will going to be long last for this century or even more. The consequences that happens due this is also real that we have to face it and could try to reduce the impacts. Due to increasing anthropogenic activities the emission of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) enhances the heat trapping capacity of the atmosphere. As those gases results for the formation of layer that can acts as blanket called "Blanket's effect". Which is responsible to trap the solar radiation and block the way to reflect back and causes the global warming.

The increasing temperature of the atmosphere results for the different extreme events like heavy rainfall causes the possibilities of the landslides and floods on the entire country. However the GHGs emission is majorly done by the well developed countries but the consequences of the global warming that includes environmental hazard are more occurring on the developing countries like Nepal. We are literally suffering from those events while the emission rate of GHG gases is negligible. The geographical structure of Nepal is dynamic that the events like landslides, floods, GLOF are occurring that results for huge loss on lives and property as well.

During monsoon the average rainfall patterns is also becoming unpredictable it is either increases or decreases. The high rainfall enhances the chances of landslides, GLOF events and flood hazards throughout the country. In Nepal on an average 300 people lose their lives and 1.5% GDP has been lost in every year. Which is much sensitive situation for developing nation. In this year also we are already getting information about the disasters like landslides that resulting for deaths and property damage on different places of Nepal majorly on mountainous region. The situation is getting serious on the starting of the monsoon so it might get more sensitive on entire monsoon. 

We cannot completely stop those disasters but can do some efforts to local community that could somehow mitigate those events: by spreading the warning messages about the heavy rainfall; Provision of emergency services to the victims; by providing the information about the driving factors of the hazards in vulnerable areas. In those events most of the indigenous community suffers so that the situation should be analyzed on their perspective and to find the solution to cope those effects. Nepal is vulnerable country on the basis natural hazards the minimization of the impacts could be relief to the general public.

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