Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has highlighted the need of promptly placing necessary measures for reducing disaster risks in Nepal.
At a closing of the 'policy hackathon' hosted by the NC at the party central office on Saturday, President Deuba said Nepal should not make any delay to take necessary measures for the reduction and management of climate change induced disasters.
The former PM said Nepal should take necessary actions to prevent and reduce the crises brought out by erratic rainfall caused by climate change.
He also pledged to put all-out efforts on behalf of the NC for the reduction and management of disaster risks.
President Deuba said the party would come up with policy options and opinion for the mitigation of climate change effects in Nepal.
Nepal should move ahead adapting to the changing situation to protect the lives and properties from negative effects of climate change, he added.
On the occasion, he honoured the winners of the policy hackathon competition with cash prize.
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