Regional Conference on Climate Change

The statement, agreed during the South-Asian Climate Conference on September 01, 2009 held in Kathmandu, said that South Asia including Hindu-Kush Himalayan region is a climate change hotspot influencing half the world’s population and ecosystems from the mountains to the coast and the seas. All the participating countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka) agreed that the climate change is affecting the natural resources. The recent effect on water resources is the alarming one. The agreement will call for financing mechanism on adaptation and transfer of technologies from the developed countries to ensure green development during the United Nations Conference at Copenhagen in December.