29/08/2026
🌊 Nepal is once again paying the price of a crisis it did not create.
The catastrophic flooding triggered by a glacier collapse has claimed hundreds of lives, left thousands missing, and devastated communities, infrastructure, and livelihoods across the Himalayas. Homes washed away. Bridges destroyed. Families torn apart. Workers and ordinary people left to bear the heaviest burden.
This is not just a natural disaster.
It is a climate disaster — driven by rapidly warming temperatures, melting glaciers, and destabilising mountain slopes that scientists have long warned about. The Himalayas are heating faster than the global average. Ice loss has accelerated. And the people of Nepal, who contribute least to the emissions heating our planet, are among those suffering most.
This is climate injustice.
Those who did the least to cause the crisis are paying the highest price — with their lives, their homes, and their futures. Climate justice means recognising this imbalance. It means demanding that the biggest historical polluters take responsibility. It means real support for adaptation, loss and damage, early warning systems, and the protection of workers and communities on the frontlines.
As trade unions, we stand in solidarity with the affected families, the rescue workers, and all those still searching for loved ones. We call for:
- Immediate humanitarian support and recovery that prioritises workers and vulnerable communities
- Stronger climate action and accountability from the Global North
- Investment in resilient infrastructure and just transition measures that protect both people and the planet
The floods have shown us once again: the climate crisis is a workers’ issue, a justice issue, and a survival issue.
Our hearts are with the people of Nepal.
Our demand is clear: Climate justice now.
