Communicating climate change: A practitioner’s guide. Insights from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Title of Resource
Communicating climate change: A practitioner’s guide. Insights from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Identifier
FP_0036
Main Topic
Climate systems and extreme weather impact
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Policy and Institutions addressing Climate Change
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Water Issues
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Soil and food security
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TypeofFocus
General focus (e.g., if the resource covers several topics)
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Format
Book or booklet
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Audience Education Level
Informal educators (museums, visitor centers, NGOs)
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College or university lecturers
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Adult learners
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General public
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Type
text
Competency
Systems Thinking
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Interpersonal
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Normative
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Science Approaches
Sustainability
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Climate compatible development
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Adaptation strategies
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Learning Approaches
None given (content only)
Sustainability Big Idea
Universal responsibility - (sense of global responsibility)
Earth love - (respect Earth and life in all its diversity)
Equity and justice
Health and resiliency
Systems thinking - (process for understanding the interrelationships among the key components of a system)
Includes References
Yes
Suggested Usefulness
Very useful
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Indigenous Voice
Yes. Local context
Women and Children Agency
Yes. In some of the most arid parts of India, isolated communities that depend directly
on their immediate environment for food and livelihoods are experiencing the
worst impacts of climate change. Farmers are observing long-term changes in their local climate patterns, winter and summer weather has become more erratic, and extreme events such as flash floods and droughts are more frequent and intense. Although local communities are well aware of these changes, they see them as either aberrations or consequences of land use changes and environmental degradation. . In Barmer, Rajasthan, SEEDS helped start a community radio programme with
a local NGO called Unnati. Malnutrition, illiteracy, child marriage and abuse
are very high among adolescent girls in western Rajasthan, where the Human
Development Index for women and female children is among the lowest in the
world. Unnati trained a group of local adolescent girls from a highly vulnerable and marginalised community to develop, edit and broadcast ten radio programmes of 15 minutes each on climate change and disaster-related issues facing western Rajasthan. The twice-weekly programme covered a range of topics on climate change, disasters, local adaptation and risk-reduction solutions, and government policies, and included expert interviews and some cultural entertainment.
on their immediate environment for food and livelihoods are experiencing the
worst impacts of climate change. Farmers are observing long-term changes in their local climate patterns, winter and summer weather has become more erratic, and extreme events such as flash floods and droughts are more frequent and intense. Although local communities are well aware of these changes, they see them as either aberrations or consequences of land use changes and environmental degradation. . In Barmer, Rajasthan, SEEDS helped start a community radio programme with
a local NGO called Unnati. Malnutrition, illiteracy, child marriage and abuse
are very high among adolescent girls in western Rajasthan, where the Human
Development Index for women and female children is among the lowest in the
world. Unnati trained a group of local adolescent girls from a highly vulnerable and marginalised community to develop, edit and broadcast ten radio programmes of 15 minutes each on climate change and disaster-related issues facing western Rajasthan. The twice-weekly programme covered a range of topics on climate change, disasters, local adaptation and risk-reduction solutions, and government policies, and included expert interviews and some cultural entertainment.
Social Inclusion
Yes. CDKN commissioned a film from Indian filmmaker Krishnendu Bose to document women’s concerns and opportunities to incorporate climate resilience into
farming practice – and especially to investigate how State Climate Change Action Plans could be more ‘gender aware’.
farming practice – and especially to investigate how State Climate Change Action Plans could be more ‘gender aware’.
Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Yes. Women from case studies formed a cooperative, taking knowledge from local NGOs, and gather dry leaves to use for organic farming. The products are then shared within the community, contributing to food security. At the same time, they are bringing to life traditional farming practices as they have seen how commercial farming has been affected by climate change.
Sustainable Development Goal
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
SDG 3 - Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation
SDG 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy
SDG 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 15 - Life on Land
Interpersonal Competency Areas
Global citizenship
Strategic Planning Competency Areas
Gender equality
Normative Competency Areas
Gender equality
Anticipatory Skills Competency Areas
Global citizenship
Systems Thinking Competency Areas
Global citizenship
