How do we fight the risks of melting glaciers?
Climate change is melting thousands of glaciers in the mountains of Pakistan and having a devastating impact on the people who live there. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Caroline Davies reports.
Climate change is melting thousands of glaciers in the Himalayas and having a devastating impact on the people who live there. In 2024, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Caroline Davies visited the Pakistani side of the world's highest mountain range: she told Graihagh Jackson how villagers are coping, and how they are determined to stay put despite the risks of floods and the disruption to their traditional way of life.
You can watch Caroline's reporting from Pakistan here: /iplayer/episode/m00246nx/from-above-melting-glaciers
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Presenter: Graihagh Jackson
Reporter in Pakistan: Caroline Davies
Producers in Pakistan: Fakhir Munir, Usman Zahid, Kamil Dayan Khan
Producers in London: Ellie House and Osman Iqbal
Sound Mix: Rod Farquhar and Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts
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