Nepal flood relief links aid to climate justice
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The Peasant Union ANPFA and its allies are providing flood relief in Nepal’s Rasuwa region, three weeks after floods struck along the Trishuli and Bhote Koshi rivers.
Teams from La Via Campesina Nepal Coordination are distributing materials and prioritizing support for single women and children who have lost parents. Alongside immediate aid, the groups are assessing the full extent of damage to farmland, irrigation systems, and livestock.
They are specifically documenting losses experienced by tenant farmers, landless cultivators, and women farmers to support future claims for financial reparations. Pramesh Pokharel of ANPFA stated that Nepali farmers contributed very little to global greenhouse gas emissions, just 0.027 percent since 1751, and are therefore seeking grants, not loans, to rebuild. ANPFA also submitted a request to the UN’s Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, a mechanism designed to help developing nations cope with unavoidable climate impacts.
Surendra Kandel of ANPFA noted that organizations like World March of Women National Coordinating Body Nepal and Youth Advocacy Nepal are joining the relief efforts, with plans to continue assessments and provide feedback for reconstruction in the coming weeks.
