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Bhutan advances climate-smart agriculture as HKH region faces climate finance gap

Jan 07, 2026 4 mins read
Bhutan advances climate-smart agriculture as HKH region faces climate finance gap

Bhutan has made steady progress in strengthening climate-resilient agriculture and water management under the 13th Plan, even as a new regional analysis warns that countries across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) face a multi-trillion-dollar climate finance gap that threatens long-term development and food security.

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