Comments on: Brotherly challenge, part 3: should individuals reduce their emissions? http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/12/brotherly-challenge-part-3-should-individuals-reduce-their-emissions/ Tales from the front line of our work to eradicate poverty worldwide. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aldo W Mathers http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/12/brotherly-challenge-part-3-should-individuals-reduce-their-emissions/comment-page-1/#comment-34772 Aldo W Mathers Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:42:46 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=3307#comment-34772 Emisions the best way to reduce is as in the old saying, "on yer bike!" Emisions the best way to reduce is as in the old saying, "on yer bike!"

]]> By: Vicky Seymour http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/12/brotherly-challenge-part-3-should-individuals-reduce-their-emissions/comment-page-1/#comment-30715 Vicky Seymour Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:08:28 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=3307#comment-30715 Thanks for your comment, Jessica, and you're right that education and public awareness is really important in the developing world as well as the developed. Your work in Tanzania provides a clear example. The UK Government has been doing a lot of work in this area. DFID funded Plan UK to prepare young people for climate change and give them practical skills and small amounts of funding to combat it. They put together a movie on how Sierra Leone teenagers are tackling deforestation and climate change which you can see here: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/Sierra-Leone-disaster-reduction-production//. We've also done some work on linking up traditional communities and climatologists to share information about tackling climate change - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/Kenyan-rainmakers1/. And we've helped increase awareness among tea farmers in South Africa on how to adapt to climate change impacts. You can find a whole load more information and details of UK-funded programmes here - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Global-Issues/How-we-fight-Poverty/Climate-and-Environment/Climate-Change/climate-change-copenhagen/. There are also a number of schools across Africa involved in a British Council programme called the DFID Global School Partnerships Programme (http://www.britishcouncil.org/globalschools.htm). This supports links between schools in the UK and in developing countries. Many of them will look at climate change and other environmental issues as part of joint curricular projects between the two link schools. Thanks again for your work and for sharing your thoughts. Vicky Thanks for your comment, Jessica, and you're right that education and public awareness is really important in the developing world as well as the developed. Your work in Tanzania provides a clear example.

The UK Government has been doing a lot of work in this area. DFID funded Plan UK to prepare young people for climate change and give them practical skills and small amounts of funding to combat it. They put together a movie on how Sierra Leone teenagers are tackling deforestation and climate change which you can see here: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/Sierra-Leone-disaster-reduction-production//.

We've also done some work on linking up traditional communities and climatologists to share information about tackling climate change - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/Kenyan-rainmakers1/. And we've helped increase awareness among tea farmers in South Africa on how to adapt to climate change impacts. You can find a whole load more information and details of UK-funded programmes here - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Global-Issues/How-we-fight-Poverty/Climate-and-Environment/Climate-Change/climate-change-copenhagen/.

There are also a number of schools across Africa involved in a British Council programme called the DFID Global School Partnerships Programme (http://www.britishcouncil.org/globalschools.htm). This supports links between schools in the UK and in developing countries. Many of them will look at climate change and other environmental issues as part of joint curricular projects between the two link schools.

Thanks again for your work and for sharing your thoughts.

Vicky

]]> By: Jessica Ward http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/12/brotherly-challenge-part-3-should-individuals-reduce-their-emissions/comment-page-1/#comment-30253 Jessica Ward Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:39:39 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=3307#comment-30253 We all need to do a lot to change how we behave to reduce our individual Carbon footprint. But how do we get the message to people in the developing world and get them to understand what can be done? While I was working in Tanzania I was amazed by how enthusiastic school children would get when we gave talks and ran work shops on reducing their impact on the environment; still the harsh impact of plastics littering the streets is just one small reminder that a lot more needs to be done. We all need to do a lot to change how we behave to reduce our individual Carbon footprint. But how do we get the message to people in the developing world and get them to understand what can be done? While I was working in Tanzania I was amazed by how enthusiastic school children would get when we gave talks and ran work shops on reducing their impact on the environment; still the harsh impact of plastics littering the streets is just one small reminder that a lot more needs to be done.

]]> By: Vicky Seymour http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/12/brotherly-challenge-part-3-should-individuals-reduce-their-emissions/comment-page-1/#comment-30179 Vicky Seymour Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:58:15 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=3307#comment-30179 Many thanks Giovani - your efforts are inspiring! As I mentioned in the blog, the UK government has a website to help with the kind of personal efforts you're making, which you or others may find useful - http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/actonco2/home.html. Keep the good work up! Many thanks Giovani - your efforts are inspiring! As I mentioned in the blog, the UK government has a website to help with the kind of personal efforts you're making, which you or others may find useful - http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/actonco2/home.html.

Keep the good work up!

]]> By: giovani http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/12/brotherly-challenge-part-3-should-individuals-reduce-their-emissions/comment-page-1/#comment-30177 giovani Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:32:12 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=3307#comment-30177 Yes climate change is a big issue, and emissions must be reduced. I personally with my friends is making a plan to reduce emissions. Following are few things we are trying to do: 1. Using solar panels to generate our own electricity 2. Insulating our windows and doors 3. Saving water 4. Using low emission bulbs 5. Sharing cars to drive to work Yes climate change is a big issue, and emissions must be reduced. I personally with my friends is making a plan to reduce emissions.
Following are few things we are trying to do:
1. Using solar panels to generate our own electricity
2. Insulating our windows and doors
3. Saving water
4. Using low emission bulbs
5. Sharing cars to drive to work

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