From Glacier Loss to Livelihood Loss: How Mountain Climate Risk Becomes Economic Risk
A practical pathway from glacier and snow change to water stress, damaged assets, lost income and economic insecurity.
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Climate, Livelihoods & Human Security
Evidence-based explainers on climate risk, livelihoods, poverty, migration, fragility and human security.
Climate Change and Poverty in Nepal: How Climate Shocks Can Reverse Development
Climate shocks can reverse development progress when vulnerable households repeatedly lose income, housing, crops or assets.
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When Water Becomes Unpredictable: Himalayan Climate Change and Human Security
Human security depends on reliable water systems, safe infrastructure and the ability to plan around climate risk.
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Climate Change, Migration and Mountain Communities in Nepal
Migration can be adaptation, opportunity or distress. Climate is one pressure among many shaping movement.
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Can Climate Change Increase Conflict or Violent Extremism? What the Evidence Actually Says
Climate change can act as a risk multiplier in fragile contexts, but it is not a direct or sufficient cause of conflict or extremism.
Read articleLoss and Damage in Nepal: Why Some Climate Impacts Cannot Simply Be Adapted Away
Some climate impacts destroy assets, places and cultural values that cannot be fully recovered through adaptation.
Read articleNepal Floods 2026: What the Disaster Reveals About Climate Vulnerability
A cautious current-events explainer using preliminary UNDP Nepal evidence without over-attributing every impact to climate change.
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