Climate change: ‘Our culture is being lost’ - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

Climate change is one of the biggest issues of our time. Warmer weather and melting ice is forcing people and animals to migrate but it’s also threatening the way we practice our cultural traditions. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Myths, dances and national dishes - we’ve all got distinctive, defining customs that we would never want to lose. So what are people across the world doing to keep hold of their identities? BBC journalist Abiona Boja explains how cultural heritage loss is affecting young people across the globe. We hear from Muntadhar Abdul Ali about the droughts in Iraq’s marshes. And Maya Natuk tells us how rising temperatures in Greenland are affecting people’s sense of identity there. They explain the actions they’re taking to save their cultural traditions from extinction. 00:00 Intro 02:15 Some cultures at risk of climate change 03:20 The threat to buffalos in Iraq 03:43 Floating islands and marshes in Iraq 04:12 The impact of drought in Iraq 06:02 What if the marshes dry up? 06:45 The importance of nature in Greenland 07:55 Nature and Greenlandic traditions 08:22 What if Greenland loses its animals? 08:55 What if the ice keeps melting in Greenland? 09:38 How traditions can be preserved despite climate change 11:44 How else are traditions being threatened? Watch more episodes from What in the World here 👉🏽    • What in the World   Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Abiona Boja, Benita Barden and Julia Ross-Roy Video Journalist: Baldeep Chahal Editor: Verity Wilde ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #climatechange #globalwarming #icemelting #drought