Nepal Weblinks
Posted by Bethany Davies to South Asia, 6th July 2009
Experts Call for Climate Change Adaptation Plans
KATHMANDU, 8 May 2009 (IRIN) - Nepal is one of a number of South Asian countries directly affected by global warming, especially in mountainous regions which have seen rapid glacier melt: Local experts warn that climate change adaptation plans urgently need to be put in place.
Lives at Risk as Severe Power Cuts Hit Hospitals
KATHMANDU, 15 January 2009 (IRIN) - Kathmandu hospital patients, especially those requiring dialysis or in need of urgent surgery, are at increased risk due to severe power cuts of up to 16 hours a day.
Ethnic identity crisis gathers momentum
KATHMANDU, 20 March 2009 (IRIN) - At least two major ethnic groups in the southeastern Terai region bordering India have joined strikes and protests in recent weeks against their classification in the new draft constitution as Madhesi, Nepal's dominant ethnic group.
Background of the Terai's Madhesi People
The flat southern region of Nepal - the Terai - is known as Madhes in the Nepalese language and its indigenous inhabitants are called Madhesi.
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