Kathmandu, Nov. 12 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has called for mountain-specific early warning systems, better cross-border data sharing and predictable climate financing, saying existing mechanisms are inadequate to protect vulnerable communities from climate-induced disasters.

Addressing a high-level event titled "Early Warnings for All: Delivering on Our Promise to Protect Everyone" on the sidelines of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkiye, Khanal described early warning systems as a lifeline for communities in disaster-prone mountain regions.

"In the early minutes of a disaster, our early warning system sent millions of SMS, and downstream communities did receive localised warnings, but i...