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Uphill Struggle Where Families and Mountains Meet (2002)

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Film details

Country

United Kingdom
Year

2002
Type

Television

Synopsis

The last of four programmes which examine some of the problems mountain dwellers face, as their way of life, and the ecosystems that sustain them, come under serious threat. Provides an intimate portrait of three families living in mountainous areas of the former Soviet republics of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, where economic collapse and the withdrawal of food and fuel subsidies has led to extreme hardship. The once thickly forested hillsides have been stripped bare for fuel. Shows how aid from the Aga Khan Foundation is getting through in the form of soil conserving farming methods and rural hydro schemes.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Unknown:
  - Production Company
    
    Television Trust for the Environment
  - Supported by
    
    UNEP
  - Supported by
    
    World Wide Fund for Nature UK
  - Supported by
    
    Global Environment Facility
  - Supported by
    
    The European Commission
  - Supported by
    
    Department for International Development
  - Supported by
    
    Intermediate Technology Development Group
  - Supported by
    
    National Lottery Charities Board
  - Series Editor
    
    Robert Lamb
  - Series Producer
    
    Christopher Jeans

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