The Eighteenth meeting of Least Developed Countries (LDC) Expert Group haskicked off in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Environment Minister Thakur Prasad Sharma inaugurated the the four-day meeting jointly organised by theMinistry of Environment and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat. All 12 members of LEG, and representatives of FAO, UNDP, WHO, ADB and UNFCCC Secretariat have been attending themeeting.