When Mongolian herder Ganchimeg’s sheep strayed dangerously near a salty lake this summer, driven by hunger as nearby vegetation was poor, she was in a “total panic”. But thanks to an app designed to help herders navigate the risks that climate change is bringing to Mongolia, her husband was able to reach the sheep before they drank the brackish water.
Herders are on the front line of both climate change and desertification impacts — climate change is bringing extreme weather events, including deadly cold snaps and droughts, which compound desertification caused by overgrazing. And the vast, sparsely populated country of Mongolia is disproportionately affected by human-driven climate change, which scientists say is intensifying globally, threatening the country’s nomadic population and their livestock.
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