For many in the developed world, we live a life characterised by relative convenience on comfort, so much so that we are often unaware of the consequences of our daily activities and how they contribute to climate change. Wangchok Namgail contrasts this to his hometown in Ladakh, India, an area of the world that is being deeply impacted by the climate crisis. He urges us to become aware of the gravity of climate change in the daily life of billions of people and how we can all do our part to conserve the earth’s resources. Wangchok Namgail is from Ladakh, a region in the trans-himalayan ranges in India. He is a Masters student at the Geneva Graduate Institute specialising in Environment and Sustainability. He has earlier worked with organisations serving the welfare of vulnerable communities in the Himalayan regions for a few years where he saw the challenges from climate change and environmental degradation in the ecologically sensitive region. He aspires to learn and understand these challenges, their causes and the impacts more deeply and wishes to contribute towards their mitigation and long-term sustainable solutions. Through the platform of TedX, he wishes to highlight the impacts of climate change in real-life through stories from the Himalayan communities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
