Under a Collapsing Roof: Climate Refugees of Nepal
Using Shorthand, Adobe Illustrator, and Datawrapper, this article looks at how climate change and illegal mining intensified the September 2024 floods and landslides in Nepal’s Kavre district, displacing thousands. Through the experience of a displaced resident and expert insights, it explores the human cost of increasingly unpredictable Himalayan weather, inadequate government support, and the long-term threats of glacial melt. It highlights how environmental degradation and climate change are making vulnerable communities increasingly susceptible to displacement.
