Gharapjhong Rural Municipality of Mustang has invited mayors, deputy mayors, rural municipality chairs and other local-level representatives from across Nepal to participate in the “Gharapjhong Climate Change Conference, 2083.” The conference is scheduled for Bhadra 30 and 31, 2083, at the Jomsom Community Hall in Gharapjhong-4, Jomsom, and is being organised with support from the federal government, provincial authorities, neighbouring local governments and other partner institutions.

The municipality said the conference is intended to draw national and international attention to the severe impacts of climate change on Nepal’s Himalayan region. The invitation highlights shrinking glaciers, disruption of mountain ecosystems, increasing risks of sudden floods, declining water availability, changes in snowfall and rainfall patterns, impacts on biodiversity, agriculture and livestock, and growing pressure on the livelihoods of mountain communities.

The gathering is expected to examine climate impacts experienced across Nepal’s local levels and discuss practical mitigation and adaptation measures. Organisers also plan to use field-based and symbolic locations in Mustang—including areas around the Kali Gandaki River, Muktinath and the Nilgiri mountain region—to reinforce the urgency of protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and to connect local climate experiences with national and international advocacy.

A major expected outcome is the “Gharapjhong Declaration on Climate Change, 2083,” designed to create a common voice among Nepal’s local governments on climate risks, adaptation and resilience. Participants have also been asked to bring information and photographs showing climate impacts in their respective areas and contribute key issues that should be reflected in the conference declaration.