KATHMANDU, Aug 28: A recent study conducted by various
organizations claims that the temperature in Nepal will rise by
3 degrees in 2060. “The study shows that between 2030 and 2060,
the annual mean maximum temperature will increase in most areas
of Nepal. While the temperature will go up in the central parts
of the country, it will go up by about three degrees in the
northwestern mountainous region,” claimed the study. Under the
project “Strengthening Capacity for Managing Climate Change and
the Environment,” ADB had coordinated a more specific set of
climate change projections for areas as small as 12 square
kilometers. Previous climate change data provided projections
for wide swathes of up to 100 square kilometers. “The new data
allows for more effective climate response plans to be drawn
up,” ADB said in a press statement issued from its headquarters
in Manila. Information on climate change impacts across the
country has, until now, been very general. Frequent earthquakes,
landslides and melting glaciers