尼泊尔上周遭受气候变化引发的冰川灾难。1该国总理巴伦德拉·沙赫指出洪灾是由喜马拉雅地区雪崩和冰雪引发的重大灾难。1根据联合国2023年报告，尼泊尔过去30年间冰川损失了近三分之一体积。1国际山区综合发展中心的数据显示，喜马拉雅冰川自2000年以来的融化速率已达历史速率的两倍。1
这场生态危机威胁着亚洲的广泛地区。近20亿亚洲人口依赖这些冰川的夏季融水进行农业生产和发电。1科研人员预测，未来25年内洪水和山体滑坡将加剧，约在2050年达到"峰值水"期，其后将面临水资源短缺。1尼泊尔对此处境的贡献微乎其微——该国对全球碳污染的贡献不足0.01%。1联合国秘书长古特雷斯曾警示："世界的屋顶正在坍塌"。1
然而，全球气候行动正在倒退。格拉斯哥气候协议后，450家企业曾承诺实现净零目标，但目前各国政府纷纷退缩，私营部门也陷入沉默。1
Nepal has been confronted with devastating flooding triggered by glacier disasters in the Himalayan region, according to Prime Minister Barendranath Shah 1. The country's glaciers have lost nearly one-third of their volume over the past three decades 1, with research indicating that Himalayan glaciers have been melting at twice their historical rate since 2000 1. This rapid thaw poses an acute threat to nearly two billion people across Asia who depend on the summer meltwater from these glaciers for agriculture and hydroelectric power generation 1.
Scientists project that flooding and landslides will intensify over the next 25 years, reaching a "peak water" period around 2050 before transitioning into water scarcity 1. Yet Nepal's contribution to global carbon pollution remains negligible at less than 0.01 percent 1. Despite this disproportionate vulnerability, the momentum from international climate commitments has stalled. Following the Glasgow climate agreement, 450 companies pledged net-zero targets, but governments have since retreated while the private sector has fallen silent 1. UN Secretary-General António Guterres captured the severity of the crisis, stating that "the world's roof is collapsing" 1.
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