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Sep 6
26m 28s

How will melting glaciers change Nepal?

Bbc World Service
About this episode

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.

Got a question for The Climate Question? Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Producers: Diane Richardson and Melanie Stewart-Smith Sound Mix: Tom Brignell and Dave O'Neill Editor: Simon Watts

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