Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 1 Folie 1 East Coast Regional Consultation on Climate Change Adaptation Rajamundry, AP, August 26-27, 2013 Session II: Experience Exchange on Community Based Approaches [Gopi, On behalf Murali.Kunduru, Advisor DRM, Plan India] [Eco-Education in the context of Climate Change]

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 2 Folie 2 Eco Education Project Title: “Improving school environment with focus on Eco Education in the context of Climate Change” by GSS, Plan India and Panasonic Goal:-Twenty four project villages would develop eco-education initiatives and take actions by involving children, communities, CSOs and Govt as change agents Key Activities:-The activities to achieve the objectives are combination of Hard, Soft and Green Measures.

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 3 Folie 3 Specific Objectives :  To develop and orient the locally relevant environment education module developed by Panasonic and Plan India in local language  To form and strengthen the Children Eco Clubs in 24 villages  To capacitate the children as change agents for environment sustainability by addressing the climate change impacts in the village and school.  To ensure accessibility to sanitation and drinking water facilities  To create an eco friendly environment in schools by protecting the surrounding Natural Resources  To impart awareness on climate change to children and community

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 4 Folie 4 Activities: Needs Assessment conducted in all the project villages to identify and address environment concerns Environment Vulnerability mapping has been done at school and community level Formed/Strengthened Eco-clubs at school level and Environment Protection Committees at village level Facilitated multi stake holder meetings (Dist Admin, PRIs, youth groups etc) and shared needs assessment and environment vulnerability reports for collective action Initiated G0-NGO-PRI actions such as sanitation drives, water management, clean environment in villages Developed peer groups as awareness and education groups and submitted collective representations for water and sanitation facilities in villages

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 5 Folie 5 Cont… Children, parents and teachers and PRI members along with Dist Admn celebrated Earth Day, World Environment Day in project villages Initiated school and community level green measures such as plantation, kitchen gardens, diverting waste water to plantation, one child – one tree plantation campaigns in villages within 8 months of the project, So far…(Within 8 months) 164 plants were planted in 8 villages by children and EPC 379 families have applied for construction of Individual Sanitary Latrines under the Gov supported scheme 75 families, who were not using the toilets have started using them. 10 families started kitchen gardens promotion 24 families being started the construction of the toilets.

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 6 Folie 6 Earth Day experiences by children “ I was very happy to participate in the Earth day walk. This is the first time I participated in this type of program. I got the knowledge on importance of the plantation.” Appalaraju, Class 5 “It was a pleasure to participate in the Earth Day walk, after the walk we have planted trees in the village” Divya, Class 5 “This is first time that I have participated in this type of walk. I never heard about Earth Day, so I really thank GSS, Plan, Panasonic. We have conducted rally through the village, all the villagers asked me about the importance of the walk & I explained about the importance of planting trees.” Dhana Lakshmi Class 8.

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 7 Folie 7 Reflections from Children, teachers and Community “ Now, I have learned about water management; I learnt that India comes under very high stress category for availability of water and we should save water” Ramanamm, Class 5 “The eco education project modules were very useful to children and adults, even the community could understand the module through pictures on the module”. K. Ramanamma, The Head teacher- Koralayyapeta School. “We have learned many important points from the module like importance of water, waste management and need for climate change adaptation. After this training I have planted two plants near my house; I have also talked about importance of plantation to my neighbors”. Killada Satyanarayana (Ex.Vice President, Edatam village)

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 8 Folie 8 An overview of Modules: Translated in local language (Telugu)

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Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 11 Folie 11 Children Participation in Plantation Children showing module flip charts in Z.P.High School, Rajanagaram

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 12 Folie 12 Children with Solar Latntern in Seetharamapuram village

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 13 Folie 13 Children using Solar Lantern for their studies

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 14 Folie 14 Children using Solar Lantern for their studies and dinning

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 15 Folie 15 Plantation by children

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 16 Folie 16 SCHOOL TOILETS SITUATION - RAJUVARAM P RESENT SCHOOL TOILETS SITUATION - RAJUVARAM

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 17 Folie 17 SCHOOL TOILETS SITUATION - KUMARAPURAM P RESENT SCHOOL TOILETS SITUATION - KUMARAPURAM

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 18 Folie 18 P ROVIDED DUSTBIN FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS AND VILLAGE

Dokumentation Ergebnisse 29./30 August 2006 / Folie 19 Folie 19 Climate Change Adaptation is a common sense… Not a rocket science… So, Let us…