United nations framework convention on climate change ( UNFCC) conference of parties (COP) and Nepal's participation from 2011-2021

Abstract

Climate change has emerged as a burning issue around the world which has created an existential crisis for the living beings of the world. Climate change is a transcended issue which is nearly impossible for single country to cope with its impacts. Realizing the gravity of the issue, international community joined hand to minimize the effect thus forming the United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Every year, state party comes to a forum, Conference of Parties (COP), for a dialogue, to tackle the efforts collectively. The main objective of this research is to find out how Nepal as party to UNFCCC, has played its role in terms of commitment and negotiations in the COP held every year from 2011-2021. The research illustrates how Nepal as a developing country, has raised issues of climate change that has directly impacted the country's environment in the international convention. This also talks about Nepal's efforts it has implemented in its political boundary to keep up with its commitment. The findings shows that in course of a decade, Nepal has nothing new to offer in terms of negotiation, nothing peculiar agenda has come from Nepal's side in the conference and Nepal only has interest in the climate fund that are to be provided by the developed countries.