In Pakistan, across the Hindu Kush Himalayas, communities have been suffering the impacts of climate change, especially in the last two decades. In Ghizer alone, thousands of residents have experienced flash floods and landslides that destroy roads, farms, homes and other buildings. This is leading to mental health issues. Filmmaker Haya Fatima Iqbal recently directed The Sky is Far, The Earth is Tough for the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat on this issue. While making the film, she spent three weeks with the affected communities and could see how mental issues affected them. “Given that climate disasters will increase in frequency in future, we must train healthcare workers to identify and manage the mental health issues that beset these communities,” Fatima Iqbal said, adding that evaluating mental health should become a part of disaster response.