Nepal, Nov. 10 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has stressed the need to mobilise and expand access to adaptation finance to protect mountain regions from the impacts of climate change.

He made the remarks while addressing a high-level event titled 'Strengthening Mountain Resilience through Adaptation Finance', held on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), which began on Monday in Antalya, Turkiye.

Nepal, Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan jointly organised the event in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Joy Environment Network.

Addressing the event, Minister Khanal spoke about the economic, physical an...