<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/disasters/kashmirs-mountains-are-getting-harder-for-its-pastoralists-to-read</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-31/sc3bi0hg/2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ <div class="paragraphs"><p><sup>Rahim Poswal sits alone and mourns the sheep he lost suddenly. <br></sup></p></div>]]></image:caption>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-31/0ibfvqih/3.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ <div class="paragraphs"><p><sup>Hungry sheep climb steep slopes to find food after heatwaves destroy the lower pastures.</sup> </p></div>]]></image:caption>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-31/yw2qddmc/4.png</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ <div class="paragraphs"><p><sup>Khurshi Begum faces a hard future as climate change dries up glacier water she relies on.</sup></p></div>]]></image:caption>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-31/gy45putb/5.png</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ <div class="paragraphs"><p><sup>An artificial pond was dug in the pasture in an attempt to harvest rainwater. With the region witnessing intense heatwaves and disappearing natural springs, NGOs and herding families are now forced to construct these water bodies to sustain their flocks in an ecosystem that is rapidly changing.</sup> </p></div>]]></image:caption>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-31/dm10dhph/6.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ <div class="paragraphs"><p><sup>A herder, Abdul Rashid Chopan, sits inside his tent while unpredictable weather disrupts his family's daily life.</sup></p></div>]]></image:caption>
</image:image>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-31/9s9u1uno/1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ <div class="paragraphs"><p><sup>A shepherd is guiding a large herd of sheep through dry pastureland in Kashmir.</sup><br><br> </p></div>]]></image:caption>
</image:image>
<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<lastmod>2026-07-31T17:17:40.853Z</lastmod>
</url>
</urlset>