CLIMATE

The climate change problem is related to changes in the concentration of the greenhouse gases.  which trap infrared radiation from the Earth's surface and thus cause the greenhouse effect. This effect is a natural phenomenon, which helps maintain a stable temperature and climate on Earth. Human activities such as,deforestation,  fossil fuel combustion,

Agriculture is a main activity of the economy and this covers more than 80 % of the population. About 80% of the total population depends on the forest for the daily fuel wood supply. About 6000 rivers and streams have made country Nepal, as one of the richest countries in the world.

Nepal, along with over 150 other countries, signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. Nepal ratified the convention on 2nd May in 1994, and this convention came into force on 31st July in 1994.

In accordance with the IPCC guidelines, Nepal's GHG inventory is divided into 5 main categories: Energy activities, Industrial Processes, Agriculture, Land-use change and Forestry, and Waste Management. The national GHG inventory represents emission data for three gases having direst Greenhouse effects: Carbon dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide.

and some industrial processes have led to an increase in greenhouse gases concentration. Consequently, more infrared radiation has been captured in the atmosphere, which causes changes in the air temperature, precipitation patterns, sea-level rise, and melting of glaciers.