Nepal’s Deadly Glacier Floods: A Climate Wake-Up Call as Death Toll Tops 1,000
odishabytes.com | Sep 04, 2026

A week after a massive glacier collapse and ice-rock avalanche unleashed catastrophic flash floods along Nepal’s northern border with Tibet, the death toll has surpassed 1,000, with nearly 4,000 people still missing and tens of thousands displaced. The disaster, which struck on 26 August 2026, has destroyed homes, roads, bridges, and critical hydropower infrastructure

Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster
www.france24.com | 03 Sep,2026

The flood was one like I had never seen before,” said the 57-year-old, rescued from his Himalayan village in Nepal’s devastated Rasuwa district. “It destroyed everything, our homes, our village

Nepal floods expose climate finance delay: GCF took seven years to approve glacier-risk project while lenders backed hydropower in vulnerable basin
www.downtoearth.org.in | 01 Sep, 2026

The Green Climate Fund, the international financial institution mandated to support climate action in developing countries, took seven years to approve a Nepal project aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from increasingly dangerous Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, according to documents seen by Down To Earth.

SAC Holds Meeting to Advance Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
en.bd-pratidin.com | 29 Aug, 2026

SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), Bangladesh, organized a coordinated meeting to explore opportunities for joint programs and partnerships for 2027.

Tripura Hosts First Carbon Credit Stakeholder Summit
www.esgnews.earth | Aug 17, 2026

In a step toward building a green economy in Northeast India, Tripura hosted its inaugural stakeholders’ meeting on carbon sequestration and climate finance.The summit laid the groundwork for Tripura to monetize its extensive forest cover and low-carbon industrial footprint under India’s carbon credit trading scheme (CCTS).

Tripura hosts first meeting on climate finance and carbon trading
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ | Aug 14, 2026

Tripura hosted its first stakeholders’ meeting on carbon sequestration and climate finance, engaging 25 government departments, academic institutions, NABARD, and civil society organizations, on Tuesday, aiming to explore potential opportunities and channelise strategies.

Making Services Move With Migrants Facing Climate Risks
india.mongabay.com | May 01, 2026

New initiatives take healthcare, social protection, climate awareness and migration support directly to migrant workers and families, overcoming barriers of distance, timing and access.

India withdraws bid to host COP33 in 2028
www.msn.com | April 08, 2026

India has withdrawn its offer to host the 33rd UN climate conference in 2028, citing a review of its commitments for that year. The decision, conveyed to the UN climate body’s Asia-Pacific Group on April 2, follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2023 proposal at COP28. The move leaves the 2028 summit without a confirmed host and has drawn criticism from climate leaders as a missed diplomatic opportunity.

India Pulls Out of Bid to Host Climate Conference; Disappointed Experts Say Global Conflicts May Have Driven Decision
www.dailyhunt.in | April 09, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed in December 2023, while speaking at the 28th Conference of Parties at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that India would host COP33. Climate experts had commented then that this move would send a powerful statement from India.

India has “withdrawn” its candidature to host COP33 in 2028, an offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai
www.downtoearth.org.in | April 09,2026

Climate experts term the decision as a setback and surprise as India had been using the proposed summit to position itself as climate leader of the Global South