Ep: 629 | What Really Caused the Rasuwa Flood? Was It Climate Change? | Dipak Gyawali

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Dipak Gyawali, an engineer and geopolitical analyst, joins the podcast for an in-depth conversation about Nepal’s floods, climate change, hydropower, development, agriculture and geopolitics. The discussion begins with one of Nepal’s biggest current debates: should every major flood automatically be linked to climate change? Gyawali discusses the Rasuwa flood, mass wasting, Himalayan geology and the different factors behind natural disasters. He also examines Nepal’s approach to climate compensation, climate justice and loss and damage, questioning how Nepal should present its case internationally. The conversation then moves into Nepal hydropower, sustainable development and the country’s energy future. Gyawali discusses whether Nepal’s current hydropower model is sustainable in the long run, the potential of pump storage hydropower and the relationship between energy, development and environmental risk. The episode also explores Nepal agriculture, long-term development challenges and Nepal geopolitics. Gyawali discusses the changing global order, globalization and Balen Shah’s UN appearance, along with the diplomatic questions surrounding Nepal’s climate and development message internationally. A wide-ranging discussion on Nepal climate change, Rasuwa flood, climate compensation Nepal, Nepal hydropower, pump storage hydro, agriculture, sustainable development, Balen Shah UN, Nepal geopolitics and Nepal’s energy future GET CONNECTED WITH Dipak Gyawali: Twitter - https://x.com/dipak_gyawali?lang=en