DigiNepal

Indigenous climate activist Pema Wangmo Lama on flood recovery, loans and who gets to say no to hydropower

Indigenous climate activist Pema Wangmo Lama on flood recovery, loans and who gets to say no to hydropower

Indigenous climate activist Pema Wangmo Lama on flood recovery, loans and who gets to say no to hydropower

Lama, who recently attended the UN biodiversity talks, says post-disaster work in Nepal focuses on infrastructure rather than communities, and that safeguards for Indigenous people near hydropower projects rarely work in practice.

kathmandupost.com/interviews/2026/11/02/indigenous-climate-activist-pema-wangmo-lama-on-flood-recovery-loans-and-who-gets-to-say-no-to-hydropower

Open in DigiNepal →