Since 1999, Jeroen Toirkens has been following the lives of various nomad tribes in Central Asia, Russia, Mongolia and the Arctic region. He discovered that globalisation, poverty and climate change are making it increasingly difficult for them to maintain their traditional way of life. Together with Toirkens, I edited, the book ‘Nomad’, published in March 2011 by Lannoo Publishers. In the book Toirkens creates a diverse and often poignant picture of nomadic life in the 21st century.