Mongabay iconMongabaySep 2, 2026

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

KATHMANDU — Nepal's long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic growth has met new challenges: potential catastrophic floods in the snow-fed rivers amid rising global temperatures.

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

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KATHMANDU — Nepal's long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic growth has met new challenges: potential catastrophic floods in the snow-fed rivers amid rising global temperatures.

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KATHMANDU — Nepal's long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic growth has met new challenges: potential catastrophic floods in the snow-fed rivers amid rising global temperatures.

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