Climate change and global warming affects practically every country in the world – Mongolia is no exception. According to survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment and Tourism, the volume of permanent snow on Mongolia’s mountains has shrunk by 30 percent. In addition, a total of 391 lakes and salt marshes, 344 rivers and streams as well as 760 hot springs were reported as having dried up in  2017.

According to the UN Environment Programme, since 1940 the average temperature in Mongolia has increased by 2.1C, more than double the rise of average global temperatures. In its 2014 global climate risk index, the advocacy group German Watch ranked Mongolia the eighth most vulnerable country to direct economic losses from weather-related events.