Green Climate Fund (GCF) took seven years to approve Nepal's $49.9 million glacier resilience proposal
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Nepal floods expose climate finance delay: GCF took seven years to approve glacier-risk project while lenders backed hydropower in vulnerable basin
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) took seven years to approve Nepal's $49.9 million glacier resilience project, leaving high-risk Himalayan communities unprotected. Meanwhile, multilateral lenders including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Finance Corporation (IFC), and China's Exim Bank financed hydropower projects in the climate-vulnerable Trishuli basin. This delay highlights critical gaps in climate finance delivery for adaptation in least developed countries, contrasting with rapid funding for infrastructure projects in high-risk zones. The case underscores the urgency of reforming climate finance mechanisms ahead of COP30.
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Project aims to protect high-risk Himalayan communities from glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and climate-induced disasters
Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Finance Corporation (IFC), and China's Exim Bank financed hydropower projects in Trishuli River basin
Trishuli basin is identified as highly vulnerable to climate risks including glacial melt and extreme weather events
Delay exposes systemic inefficiencies in climate adaptation finance for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead of COP30
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