Table 2.

Quotes describing how climate change impacts are experienced by the community members

Year	Quotes
2017	“We are perceiving the climate changes because of the variability that the climate is showing in Kashmir. We are having summers that are peaking at 37–38 °C now. This is the first-hand direct indicator of people experiencing climate change”.
2018	“Glaciers are melting so fast these days, which is not just a physical loss but also cultural and economic loss, affecting our ways of life”.
2019	“In the last few years, what we have experienced has been very little precipitation, both in the form of snow and rain. We could basically see that the whole Kashmir in the past was covered under snow by the end of December, and in January and February, the snow cover was at its maximum. But now it sometimes snows in late January or February”.
2020	“Water is a big challenge these days. We used to have plenty of fresh water, but we are feeling its scarcity over the last couple of years, which exacerbates existing social inequalities and disproportionately affects marginalised communities depending on agriculture”.
2021	“The drought-like conditions in the summers, when we need water the most for our crops, are affecting our livelihoods and coping mechanisms”.
2022	“Climate change has resulted in ecological changes that are reshaping our cultural and environmental landscapes and affecting our relationship with nature”.
2023	“Perceptions of climate change are interrelated with social and economic factors, affecting vulnerability levels and our adaptive capacities”.
2024	“Climate change is affecting our existence in this fragile Himalayan region. Although the conversation has shifted from denial to a call for social action, it is still not generally discussed”.