The climate crisis forces Mongolian herders to endure worsening summer droughts and severe winter storms

• Herders in Mongolia are facing tough decisions as the climate crisis threatens their way of life.
• Herders make up about a third of the population of Mongolia. 
• As of 2021, 77% of the land in Mongolia has degraded due to overgrazing and climate change.

Herders in Mongolia have dealt with unpredictable weather, but as the climate becomes more erratic, they are forced to travel further and further to manage it.

The nomadic herders make up a third of the three million people in Mongolia. But their numbers are at risk of falling as the weather worsens and the land becomes harder to graze on for their animals.