COP30 Outcomes - Implications for advancing climate ambition and implementation in South Asia

18 Dec 2025
13:45 - 15:00 NPT – Kathmandu
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This virtual peer exchange focuses on the outcomes of COP30 and their implications for advancing climate ambition and implementation across South Asia.

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This virtual peer exchange focuses on the outcomes of COP30 and their implications for advancing climate ambition and implementation across South Asia. 

It will highlight four core themes:

  • the need for more ambitious, 1.5°C aligned NDC 3.0 submissions;
  • scaling finance, technology, and capacity to support implementation;
  • strengthening regional collaboration;
  • and mobilising diverse actors including governments, development partners, MDBs, and non-state actors to accelerate climate action.

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Agenda:

  • Welcome
  • Scene-setting Presentation
  • Panel discussion with Government officials, development partners, and experts
  • Q&A with the Audience
  • Closing Remarks 

Speakers

  • Maheshwar Dhakal, Joint Secretary, Climate Change Management Division, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal
  • Md. Ziaul Haque, Additional Director General, Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh
  • Sonam Tashi, Director, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Royal Government of Bhutan
  • Ravi Shankar Prasad, Distinguished Fellow (Former Chief Climate Negotiator for India), Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
  • Ranga Pallawala, Climate Change Policy Expert, SWITCH-Asia
  • Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager, Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, NDC Partnership Support Unit
  • Manjeet Dhakal, Director, Climate Analytics South Asia
  • Moderator: Sneha Pandey, Climate Diplomacy and Policy Analyst, Climate Analytics South Asia
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