s irin films and its enronment program, unep. in thifirst story, we take you to nepal, in sou asia, where climate chan has altered the lives of those whoepend on the lando get by. >eporter: in the hillsf southern nepal changes afoot. the cropthat are tritionally grown here, like rice, corn and by t, havbeen hard hit irregur rainfall ptterns and over the course the last decadeheir cultivation ve become increasingly difficult. leadingsome farmersto to think the unthinkabl in a cntry where rice enjoys almost god-like status ging up its cultivatn is not an easy decision on make. but for 24-year, hardship leftim no choice. reporter: so he learned how to grow bananas instd. a decion that was not popular with his father. [ speaking in native tone ] >> reporter: and hisopposition crumbled, the day his wife came ck from market, having sold thebanana crop for doubly the amount thathey're get for ce. annow the whole family's committed to growingananas. works for the agency, practical action, who run crop bstitution programs like th one. but

series on the changing gbal environment from r new partner, the united nations's environmentaprogram, unep, and its irin fms projt. tonight thfilmmakers take us high up into the himalayasn the country of nep where villagers are struggli with seve drought as rising temperatures melt away the glaciers that suly their fresh war. >> reporter: in nepal himalaya is home to st of the world's highest peaks but it's aso on the front line against the fight against clite change. sna and e source of that water is running dry. is a world-class mountaineewho has climbed everestwice and seen the signs of climate change firsthand. >> come o here is a motainous, 5,800. anin my fher's time wh he was younger, they used to have a glacr up there. and that's where the fresh water used come from. the ice would met. and it would come down these little streams heres you can see. but now there is no glacier. so the ice is meltg. now our village's sffering chronic ter shortages. >> reporte still only 24 yea old, he has alreadywon many awards for his environmental work and right n he'sworking on a plan to solve the w

on the changing global environment from our new partner, the united nations environmental program, unep, and its irin films project. tonight the filmmakers take us high up into the himalayas in the country of nepal where villagers are struggling with severe drought as rising temperatures melt away the glaciers that supply their fresh water. >> reporter: in nepal himalaya is home to most of the world's highest peaks but it's also on the front line on the fight against climate change. rivers that start in these mountains provide more than 1/4 of its population with its water. and the source of that water is running dry. he is a world-class mountaineer who has climbed everest twice and seen the signs of climate change firsthand. >> come out here is a mountainous is almost 6,000 meters, 5,800. and in my father's time when he was younger, they used to have a glacier up there. and that's where the fresh water used to come from. the ice would met. and it would come down these little streams here as you can see. but now there is no glacier. so the ice is melting. now our village's suffering chr

s irin films and its environment program, unep. in this first story, we take you to nepal, in south asia, where climate change has altered the lives of those who depend on the land to get by. >> reporter: in the hills of southern nepal, change is afoot. the crops that are traditionally grown here like rice, corn and wheat, have been hard hit by irregular rainfall patterns and over the course of the last decade their cultivation have become increasingly difficult. leading some farmers to to think the unthinkable. in a country where rice enjoys almost god-like status giving up its cultivation is not an easy decision to make. but for 24-year-old, hardship left him no choice. [ speaking in native tongue ] >> reporter: so he learned how to grow bananas instead. a decision that was not popular with his father. [ speaking in native tongue ] >> reporter: and his father rememberless the day his opposition crumbled. the day his wife came back from market having sold their banana crops for doubly the amount that they were getting for rice. an