Nepal

After the establishment of democracy in 1990, Nepal has seen an increase in public interest litigation in the judiciary of Nepal. The Supreme Court of Nepal has played a significant role in protection of the environment. The present law on climate change and environment protection was passed after the order from the Supreme Court of Nepal. Individuals from the legal fraternity have used climate litigation as a medium to protect the right to environment of the citizens and halt the actions of the government which promote environmental degradation. ‘Nepal’s greenhouse gas emission is only around 0.027 percent of total global emissions’. Still, Nepal is facing various forms of environmental problems due to climate change and is ranked fourth most vulnerable country in the world to climate change.

Cases

 * List cases in Nepal