Reindeer and their herders in Mongolia paying 'first price' for climate change

Reindeer herders in the Mongolian mountains are paying the"first price" for climate change, with ice patches meant to remain intact even in the summer now thawing at an unprecedented rate.

Scientists say the livelihood of locals in the Khovsgol province of northwest Mongolia is under increasing threat, as the people there rely on the so-called"eternal ice" for clean drinking water and to cool down in warmer seasons. Temperatures in the east Asian country, between Russia and China, are rising faster than the global average, with it having already been 1.5C warmer in the summer of 2001 than it was throughout the 20th century.William Taylor, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder, has led a study into how climate change is impacting the Tsaatan tribe, who he said are"literally at the front lines of climate change".

Mr Taylor added:"These are folks that contributed nothing to the problem that we find ourselves in globally, but they're the ones paying the first price."Herders who spoke to the team of researchers said a number of ice patches had melted between 2016 and 2018, contributing to a decline in pasture quality that had inflicted sickness and death upon their reindeer.More from Climate

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