The Human Impact of Climate Change
SESSION 4 Climate change stories
WHERE DO YOU STAND? DISAGREE AGREE
WHO IS AFFECTED?
CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES Martina, Uganda
CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES Lucia, Bolivia
CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES Hasina, Bangladesh
CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES Martin, Malawi
SESSION 5 Adapting to climate change
WHAT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION MEAN?
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE Developing warning systems in Peru.
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE Training farmers in Indonesia.
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE Raising awareness in the Philippines.
IF YOU WORKED FOR OXFAM...
Flooding in Bangladesh: drinking water can become mixed with dirty flood water and sewage. This can make people ill... Credit: Dan Chung Feb 09 Credit: Oxfam 2010 RAISED WELLSFLOATING TOILET
Flooding in Bangladesh: people’s houses and crops can be washed away, leaving them with no shelter or food. RAISED HOMESFLOATING GARDEN
Flooding in Bangladesh: People living in very small, isolated villages may not know when the floods are coming. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEES EARLY FLOOD WARNING VIA RADIO
Flooding in Bangladesh: The climate is changing, making the weather in Bangladesh more unpredictable and flooding more likely. CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN
SAHENA’S STORY
SESSION 6 Taking action against climate change
WHAT DOES TAKING ACTION MEAN?
WHO SHOULD ACT? People in power Other people My friends Myself
Raising awareness: sharing learning about the human impact of climate change with others. Campaigning: asking decision makers to do what they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support communities to adapt to climate change. Going green: individuals, schools and communities taking action to reduce their own emissions. Fundraising: raising money for charities working against climate change. TYPES OF ACTION
TAKING THE MESSAGE TO DOWNING STREET
CHELFORD CLIMATE CHAMPIONS
INSPIRING CHANGE
REDUCING THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Most effective Least effective Raise money and donate it to a charity working against climate change. Write to our MP to ask the government to do more to combat climate change. Make a leaflet or poster about climate change and display it in school and in the local community. RANKING ACTIONS
ActivityResources needed Who is responsible? Support needed DeadlineEvidence of success ACTION PLANNING