Tag Archives: indigenous people

When the once green grass withers away

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Mongolia – The Khalkha nomads in Mongolia are facing the alarming impacts of climate change. The country is particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming.

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Where the ground gets to hot

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Canada – Climate change is occurring three to four times faster in the Arctic than elsewhere in the world. Therefore the changing weather patterns affect the Vuntut Gwitchin very hard.

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How do the Loba survive climate change?

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Nepal – In the Nepalese Himalayas, the Loba have long been dealing with the consequences of warming, in particular a lack of water. How can they survive and at what cost?

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The heated struggle of the Sami

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Sweden – Climate change threatens Sami herders and their reindeer in Ammarnäs, northern Sweden. Changing weather patterns affect not only vulnerable nature, but also their culture and livelihoods.

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