Nepal is already affected by climate variability and extreme weather events resulting in hazards such as floods and landslides. With future climate change and risks of increase in magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events, the vulnerable Nepali population is likely to be faced with greater climate risks. The ability to address climate-related extreme events today is an indication of the ability to address such events in the future.  The main climate-related risks and thus priorities for action in Nepal are: (i) the GLOFs with potential impacts for hundreds to thousands of people (ii) impacts on livelihoods and economy from extreme weather events due to changes in Monsoon and Western Disturbance weather systems with impacts for millions of people (iii) consequences for economic sector like hydropower and agriculture and (iv) derived longer-term consequences on health (food security, and water and vector-borne diseases) (v) Bio diversity losses.

 Climate change risks are noted by the Government of Nepal and the donors have a relatively low priority on implementation due to the on-going peace and democratisation process and overall post-conflict situation. Disaster management has got some priority, but further attention to climate change risks could be brought into the development process together with disaster risk reduction. The vulnerability to climate change is a result of both climate related and socio-economic events.

In 30 years, when more severe climate change is expected the current population of Nepal of about 26 million may have doubled at the current population growth rate of 2.5 % p.a. (or double within 40 years with a 1.7 % p.a. population growth rate). With pressure on natural resources and available land, the exposure and vulnerability to climate change risks may increase. Preventive measures for adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction require inter-sector and inter-agency coordination and collaboration, which is only partly in place. The identification of urgent adaptation needs should be addressed in the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA).A key gap in policy formulation is the articulation of the consequences of climate change and climate variability to livelihoods and economic development. A first step to overcome this deficiency is to narrow the uncertainty by improving the quality and timing of climate-related information ranging from short-term forecasting of extreme weather events to developing longer-term climate change scenarios. Climate risk information generation and application to climate-sensitive sectors have not yet been institutionalized in Nepal. The cross-sectoral influence of climate change requires a higher degree of inter-sectoral coordination and collaboration.

Thus, there is need to work together by all stakeholder, civil society, young leader and nature lover to adapt the climate change and to find out the adaptation and mitigation technique. Recently there have been more research and finding on the impact of climate change and it?s adaptation and mitigation technique by environmental, agriculture and forestry students in Nepal.  Government of Nepal has also kept the climate change and food security issue in top priority from new plan. Youth from environmental sector agriculture sector and forestry sector are raising their voice for implementation the plan. Young leader like eco activist, environment lover should work together at national and at global level to reduce climate change impacts. There is need to coordination among the local stake holders, civil society, major groups, youth and governmental bodies to take action against the climate change issue.