The Climate Change Impacts on Health and Livelihoods: Nepal Assessment is a comprehensive report published in 2021 by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, under the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The report explores how climate change is already affecting health, agriculture, water resources, and livelihoods in Nepal, and how these impacts are likely to intensify in the coming decades.
Focusing on both scientific evidence and local experiences, the assessment identifies Nepal as particularly vulnerable due to its fragile mountain ecosystems, dependency on climate-sensitive sectors (like farming and tourism), and limited adaptive capacity. The report emphasizes how rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, droughts, floods, and glacial melt are contributing to public health challenges such as heat stress, vector-borne diseases (e.g., dengue, malaria), food insecurity, and increased displacement.
