The Third Pole Podcast
The Third Pole Podcast
Podcast Description
The Third Pole Podcast is a new Dialogue Earth series focusing on climate change and the environment in the Himalayan watershed. It aims to create a space for beyond-the-article conversations with our journalists and field experts. At the same time, we also ask questions about the state of environmental journalism in South Asia: why it’s needed, what issues it should be looking at and what challenges it faces.
To find out more about us, visit: https://dialogue.earth/en/
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores critical topics surrounding climate change, environmental journalism, and social issues in South Asia. Specific episodes delve into the threats facing endangered mountain languages in Pakistan, the potential of artificial intelligence in predicting extreme weather in India, and the ongoing pollution challenges of the Ganga River, with episodes aiming to highlight the intersection of culture, environment, and technology.
The Third Pole Podcast is a new Dialogue Earth series focusing on climate change and the environment in the Himalayan watershed. It aims to create a space for beyond-the-article conversations with our journalists and field experts. At the same time, we also ask questions about the state of environmental journalism in South Asia: why it’s needed, what issues it should be looking at and what challenges it faces.
To find out more about us, visit: https://dialogue.earth/en/
Northern Pakistan’s remote mountain communities are a rich reservoir of diverse cultures. But some of the languages in these regions – such as Yidgha and Dameli – are only spoken by a few thousand people. This makes the languages vulnerable, especially in the face of climate disasters like floods and droughts.
With livelihoods under threat, many members of these communities are forced to migrate to other regions in search of a better life. This distance erodes the vitality of their mother tongue, as does the pressure to learn and use other, economically dominant languages.
In our third episode of The Third Pole Podcast, journalist Fawad Ali explains how he developed this topic into an investigative piece for Dialogue Earth. He also discusses the resulting article’s impact so far, and how to preserve the mountain cultures of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Joining him is Dialogue Earth’s Pakistan editor, Farahanaz Zahidi, who delves deeper into the problem. She explores the intersection of gender and climate change, calling for mountain communities to be more involved in adaptation policies and planning.
GUESTS
Fawad Ali, independent journalist
Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam, Pakistan editor, Dialogue Earth
CREDITS
Hosts: Shalinee Kumari, Omair Ahmad
Producer: Shalinee Kumari
Audio edit and sound design: Sync Sound Sabha
Recording studios: Pindrop Media, Podspot
Artwork: Sana Nasir
Thanks to: Lizi Hesling, Nanaui Amoros Silva, Chaia Dechen, Georgie Campbell
MUSIC
“Alarm Cycle” by Blue Dot Sessions, licence: CC BY NC
“Borough” by Blue Dot Sessions, licence: CC BY NC
LICENCE
This podcast is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives licence. To find out more visit: https://dialogue.earth/en/republishing/
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