Nepal Dialogue UK Monthly Webinar series 2026 on The Himalayan Tsunami: Implications for Society and for Development

Nepal Dialogue UK Monthly Webinar series 2026: The Himalayan Tsunami: Implications for Society and for Development with distinguished Panelists: Mike Searle, Professor of Earth Sciences, the University of Oxford; Navin Singh Khadka, Global Environment Correspondent, BBC; Dr Popular Gentle; Executive Director, ClimAdapt; and Dr Pasang Dolma Sherpa, Executive Director, CIPRED.

During the webinar, Dr Pasang emphasized on the differentiated impacts of climate change faced by Indigenous Peoples, including the non-economic loss and damage of our customary governance systems, culture, spirituality and traditional livelihoods which remain missed in the mainstream national discourse of climate change. Sharing the findings of CIPRED research in Nepal and other parts of Asia, Dr Sherpa shared that Indigenous Peoples' resilience to climate crises is intrinsically interconnected with the intactness of our customary practices, culture and traditional livelihoods. She critically examined the education system, development approaches and policies guided by mainstream western approach which give very little space for Indigenous values to prosper and grow. She emphasized the need to interface research, education and policy discourse with the knowledge systems, cultural values and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local community to build climate and ecological resilience.

Watch the livestream of the webinar here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1bEjqfoJgc/