Please note that on our website we use cookies to enhance your experience, and for analytics purposes. To learn more about our cookies, please read our privacy policy. By clicking ‘Allow cookies’, you agree to our use of cookies. By clicking ‘Decline’, you don’t agree to our Privacy Policy.

No translations available

A Journey to Imja Lake: Climate change in the land of the Sherpa

22 December 2010

Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Produced by: Minority Rights Group
Directed by: Anna Colom
Runtime: 32 mins
Funder: the European Union

In the Everest region of Nepal, the Sherpa people are already facing the harsh impact of climate change in the Himalayas. Changes in snow and rainfall patterns are affecting food production and communities face an ever present threat of flooding. A Journey to Imja Lake tells this story by taking us on a winding path through the mountains to an altitude of over 5000m. Along the way we witness how the temperature increase in the region is affecting the livelihoods of the Sherpa people and other minority groups in the area. Yet glacial melt poses a huge risk, not only for these communities but also for the millions of people downstream in Asia who depend on water from the seven Asian rivers born in the Himalayas.

 width=This film is funded by the European Union. This content is the sole responsibility of Minority Rights Group International and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.