Teenagers from Nepal today write about how the climate emergency is impacting their lives.
Only 0.4 tonnes of CO2 are emitted per person, compared with 5.4 tons in the UK, but climate change is already having a catastrophic effect on the people of Nepal.
Mount Everest, which lies on Nepal’s northern border, is melting at an unprecedented rate as temperatures rise, threatening the communities living under its shadow and the Sherpas who guide adventure tourists up the world’s highest peak.
Meanwhile Nepal’s rich wildlife - such as elephants, tigers and rhinos - are under threat from increasing deforestation and growing industry.
And farming communities struggle as unseasonable rainfalls wipe away entire harvests, forcing families to move abroad in search of work.
The teenagers also report on the locally-led sustainable businesses emerging to fight climate change.
The Mirror has been working with Save the Children on this project to empower young people to share the issues shaping their lives.
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in South Asia and one of the least developed countries in the world.
