How will melting glaciers change Nepal?
As shown by the recent flash floods, Nepali mountain communities are on the front line of climate change. Can they adapt?
As shown by the recent flash floods, Nepali mountain communities are on the front line of climate change. Can they adapt?
Host Jordan Dunbar talks to two Sherpas who have become climate researchers. They are glaciologist Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa, and Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, who researches how global warming affects indigenous groups in Nepal.
This programme was recorded in July 2026.
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Producers: Diane Richardson and Melanie Stewart-Smith
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell and Dave O'Neill
Editor: Simon Watts
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