Vietnam's indigenous Hmong people forced to adapt to climate crisis

The indigenous Hmong people have lived in the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam for centuries as farming communities. Per France 24, they now face mounting pressures from the climate crisis: rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and landslides are disrupting their daily lives. Their terraced rice paddies are struggling to adapt, and important medicinal plants are disappearing due to deforestation.

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