“Snowfall is decreasing every year in the Himalayan region while the temperature there is steadily increasing,” says Ruby Shrestha, environment health expert. “Despite awareness programs effectively in place, the lack of research generated evidence is preventing Nepal from adopting climate change policies,” she adds. The recent report from the United Nations, also concludes that governments around the world have not achieved the reduction of carbon emissions and in fact they are not even near to achieving reduced carbon emission rates.