Just ahead of the United Nations climate conference, Nepal’s flood recovery becomes an early test of its new loss-and-damage fund.
Different outcomes in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh show why the test of movements extends beyond protests. Without institutional pathways to translate protests into policy, such uprisings risk being co-opted or dissipating into chaos.
In High Mountain Asia, there are thousands of glaciers at some stage of transforming into large lakes that may burst, barreling down mountainsides. The recent Nepal incident is but a warning,
High tide of protests worldwide
Politics--alas--is what we need
Toward a unified project of change
The world regroups
Reanimating the heart of democracy
The battle cry of democracy is heard far and wide
The fire this time
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