Sonia Awale is the Editor at the Nepali Times newspaper in Kathmandu, where she has also served as the health, science and environment correspondent. She has extensively covered the impact of the climate crisis on the Himalayas, air pollution, disaster preparedness, migration and public health — looking at their political and economic interlinkages. Ms Awale is a graduate of public health, and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong.