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59 percent of Mongolian territory is at high risk of dzud

In Mongolia, the frequency, intensity and unpredictability of weather extremes such as the harsh winter (dzud), drought, snow and dust storms, heavy rainfall and flooding have tripled in the last decade, heavily impacting traditional livestock-based livelihoods.

In 2022, according to the

A dust storm causes low visibility on Mongolian roads

Today (27 January), a dust storm hit the southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi, causing low visibility on roads. The unstable weather was expected to prevail during the weekend. Dornogovi, located in the Gobi Desert region of southern Mongolia, is one

Mongolia reports one case of Covid-19

Today (26 January), Mongolia has registered one new COVID-19 case in past 24 hours. The case was a contact in Ulaanbaatar. No imported cases were found.

Currently, a total of 12 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals in Ulaanbaatar and 4

Mongolian sheep shearers share in experience

A gang of Mongolian sheep farmers 12,000 kilometres from home are on a Kiwi exchange that has the potential to radically change their lives.
Budee, Baasca, Ama and Ahanda are from a long line of nomadic farmers that tend to their

Mongolians brace extreme cold weather in recent days

A Siberian cold wave hit Mongolia on Sunday, causing temperatures to plunge across the country to the lowest points this winter. Overnight temperature dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius in western Mongolian province of Zavkhan, from Sunday to Monday, marking the coldest