In a special five-part podcast series 'Asia's Great Climate Frontiers', CNA Climate Change correspondent Jack Board journeys across Asia to find out first-hand how climate change is affecting landscapes and lives.
Samzdong, an isolated Himalayan village near the snow-capped mountains of Nepal, is running dry. In recent years, its longtime residents are making the exodus, leaving behind the elderly. Only nine people remain, including 65-year-old Bakki, who refuses to leave her longtime home.
In this podcast series, he tells us what is at stake for local communities whose lives are inextricably intertwined with the land, and the solutions required to tackle the climate crisis.IN MONGOLIA, NOMADIC HERDERS CANNOT OUTRUN CLIMATE CHANGE Munkhtuul Banzragc, Narantsetseg’s wife: “None of our three kids want to be a herder. These are very difficult times. How can a kid think it is okay to live in the countryside when they have seen drought for two consecutive years?"VILLAGERS IN NEPAL ARE LEAVING THE HIMALAYAS
Nguyen Van Chon says rice farming has become more unpredictable in recent years. It is a stark outcome in a region that has long held Vietnam’s bounty and half of its entire rice production.
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