Nepal proposes satellite cooperation to track dangerous glacial lakes

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has proposed that a regional mechanism be used to share satellite data and expertise for monitoring dangerous glacial lakes, NDTV reported. The proposal was presented as part of Nepal’s climate pitch at the United Nations, according to the supplied source material. It focuses on combining information and technical knowledge to monitor lakes considered dangerous.

The material does not identify the mechanism Shah referred to, or name the countries that would participate in it. It also provides no details about how the satellite data would be collected, shared or used. The report frames Shah’s position as part of an effort to balance Nepal’s relations with India and China.

It does not include responses from either country, or state whether they have accepted, rejected or commented on the proposal. No specific glacial lake, funding arrangement or implementation timetable is given.