A group of 60 women from various walks of life will trek to Shey Phoksundo Lake in Dolpa with an objective to draw attention of the concerned authorities to the impact of climate change on the lives of women and tourism.

Women leaders of various sectors including people's representatives of all the seven provinces will take part in the trek.

During a program organized on Wednesday, the Sathsathai foundation said it is organizing the trek to Phosundo Lake in October this year with an aim to encourage women from all around the world to stand together for climate change.

Earlier in March, the foundation had organised a trek to Kala patthar on the occasion of Women's Day. As many as 40 women from different walks of life took part in the trek.

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha also took part in the program.

He said that the government of Nepal would also give priority to this program where women from various sectors would participate.

Saying that trekking and mountaineering are the main basis of tourism in Nepal, special guest and Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla said that the government and the people should take initiatives to promote them.

On the occasion, Foundation Chairperson Prajeeta Karki said that the main objective of the program is to highlight adverse effects of climate change on the mountain region and tourism.