Kathmandu, Nepal –  Nepal has called for urgent enhancements in climate finance and a renewed spirit of international cooperation during a key Least Developed Countries (LDC) session at COP30, emphasizing the disproportionate burden faced by vulnerable nations like itself.

In a statement delivered on November 4, 2025, Nepal's representative highlighted the country's position on the "frontline of the climate crisis" as a landlocked, mountainous LDC with minimal contributions to global emissions. "Over the past decade since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, we have witnessed undeniable progress, yet the gap between ambition and delivery remains stark, especially for the most vulnerable countries," the statement noted.

The address, made to the LDC group under the COP30 framework in Belém, Brazil, stressed the need for a "clear roadmap to achieve and surpass the USD 100 billion commitment" on climate finance. Nepal also demanded that adaptation funding be tripled as previously pledged, with an emphasis on predictable, accessible, and grant-based support to help LDCs build resilience against escalating losses from disasters like floods and landslides.

Drawing from its recent hosting of the Sagarmatha Sambaad in May 2025—a high-level dialogue on sustainable mountain development—Nepal reiterated a "crystal clear" message: the "Baku to Belém roadmap" must be fully realized at COP30. This pathway, bridging ambitions from previous summits, calls for alignment in both finance and concrete actions. "There is no choice but to align both ambitions in climate finance and actions," the statement declared.

Nepal pointed to its own updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), submitted with detailed roadmaps, priorities, and actions, as a model for others. "Nepal urges countries to come with the same speed and spirit of the Paris Agreement in COP30," it added, underscoring the nation's commitment to the 1.5°C warming limit through nature-positive, resilient, and inclusive growth strategies.

The plea extended to establishing "special support windows" for LDCs, acknowledging their limited resources and heightened vulnerability. "Our collective future depends on a climate-secure world where no nation is left behind," the representative concluded, expressing Nepal's full support for the Brazilian COP30 presidency.

As discussions intensify at COP30—the first such summit in an Amazonian host city—Nepal's voice amplifies growing LDC pressures for equitable climate solutions. Environmental advocates in Kathmandu hailed the statement as a timely reminder of the human cost of inaction, with one expert noting, "Nepal's mountains are the world's water towers; their melting signals a crisis for billions."