Kathmandu, May 18 -- The Sagarmatha Sambaad continues to take up various facets of the climate crisis that the world is confronting and discusses how indigenous and local knowledge and science can work together to mitigate the crisis.

Experts, academicians, officials, local government leaders and stakeholders spoke on Saturday during eight parallel sessions. The first edition of the Sambaad that kicked off on Friday took up issues related to the climate crisis on the theme "Climate change, mountains and the future of humanity".

Achim Stenier, administrator at the United Nations Development Programme, sent a video message where he hailed the Sambaad, and reiterated the urgent global call for mitigation and adaptation.

He highlighted how...