A case for Nepal: suing major carbon emitters for floods
While climate wrongs harm society, they do not harm individuals in a sufficiently direct and proximate way
In August 2026, devastating floods swept through Nepal, claiming the lives of thousands. Experts now firmly link these catastrophic events to climate change. This disaster adds to a growing list of extreme weather occurrences in South Asia, following the 2022 floods in Pakistan. While the flood victims' plight has not garnered much attention thus far, an intriguing opportunity exists to consider them as victims of climate-related wrongdoing.
To effectively advocate for these individuals, their case must be evaluated through the lens of climate litigations employed by plaintiffs in various European and U.S. jurisdictions over the past two decades.
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