I have also had an opportunity to speak with Tibetan Buddhists in remote settlements in India and with new arrivals and long staying Tibetan refugees in Nepal.

But Bhutan and Nepal do not have the technical and financial means to study the impact of climate change on their countries.

She cited deals between China and Nepal as an example of how that can bear dividends.

A Nepalese child rides in the basket of a bicycle in Kathmandu on Feb. 22.

The young Nepali shares a room with nine of his countrymen.