Examining Climate Change and Global Lessons from the Nepal-Tibet Flood Disaster

Scientists are closely examining the role of climate change in the recent flooding disaster in Nepal and Tibet to determine the exact causes of the catastrophe. As countries across the globe face increasingly severe weather events, experts are evaluating what crucial lessons can be learned from Wednesday's disaster and similar occurrences this year.

In a discussion hosted by presenter Cyril Vanier, expert guests share their insights. The panel includes Pema Gyamtsho, director general of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, an intergovernmental organisation based in Kathmandu that covers eight member nations in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region. They are joined by Benjamin Horton, dean of the School of Energy and Environment, professor of Earth Science at City University of Hong Kong, and 2026 Axford Medal winner, alongside Wolfgang Cramer, emeritus research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Marseille.