Nepal Minister Wears Sherpa Attire at COP31 to Highlight Himalayan Issues

ANTALYA, Türkiye : Nepal’s Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Geeta Chaudhary, attended the opening day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) on Tuesday wearing traditional Sherpa attire to highlight issues facing the Himalayan region.

According to her secretariat, Chaudhary chose the traditional clothing to draw international attention to the challenges confronting Himalayan regions and communities severely affected by climate change, and to underline the need to protect mountain ecosystems.

Her appearance in Sherpa attire is also expected to showcase Nepal’s Himalayan identity to the international community and draw attention to the recent Bhotekoshi disaster and other disasters caused by climate change in Nepal’s mountainous regions, the secretariat said.

Chaudhary arrived in Antalya on Tuesday to attend the COP31 conference.