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Intersectionality, Indigeneity, and Disability Climate Justice in Nepal

Bill of Health

Strikingly, the glacier area in Nepal decreased 24% from 1980-2010, and glacial retreat has decreased mountain slope stability. Temperature rise is causing acute climate hazards such as landslides, avalanches, floods, heatwaves, and forest fires, as well as chronic hazards including droughts, glacial retreat, and glacial outburst floods.