Non formal Climate Change Education and Advocacy; experiences from Malawi
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Non formal Climate Change Education and Advocacy; experiences from Malawi
Deepa PullanikkatilLEAD Southern and Eastern Africa, Chancellor College,
University of [email protected]
Presented at UNESCO meeting 21 Mar 2013, Mauritius
Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable World
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Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable World
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Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable World
Malawi country profile
• Total population (2010): 15.7 million• Population trebled in past 40 years• Proportion of total population dependent on
agriculture for a livelihood: 85 percent• Proportion living below poverty datum line:
6.3 million• Lake Malawi Source: Synthesized from ActionAID (2006), National Statistical Office (2010), UNEP (2010), Yaron et al. (2010), and FAO (2011).
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Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable World
Climate Change and Climate Variability
Number of people affected by extreme events (3 droughts, 15 floods, 1 storm) between 2000 and 2009: 9.6 million
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Introduction to LEAD
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LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa• Training +Projects on CC Adaptation• LEAD SEA, WorldFish Center and
Forestry Research Institute of Malawi are implementing the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP).
• It is a five year programme whose overall goal is to secure the livelihoods of 1.5 million people in the Lake Chilwa Basin , Southern Malawi, and enhance resilience of natural resource base.
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Non-formal Climate Changeeducation and advocacy
Members of ParliamentFaith LeadersCommunity Based OrganizationsDrama GroupsMusic Groups/ChoirsDistrict OfficialsRadio Listeners ClubsWomens GroupsFarmer Groups Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable
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CC Adaptation Technology: Solar Fish drying
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Briquette Making
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Conservation Agriculture, for climate change adaptation
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Fuel efficient fish smoking kilns
Paper Recycling
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Producer groups trained and linked to markets
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Citizen Science
Communities recording weather data
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Advocacy: Radio Listeners Clubs
• Citizen Journalism• “A voice for the communities”• 10 Clubs (10-12 volunteer members in each)• “Pakadafunda”
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Radio Listeners Clubs
• Programmes include “Let’s Stop Hunger”; “Drying of Lake Chilwa”; and “Climate Change and Deforestation”; “Stop Child marriages”
community based management- nursery, tree planting, stopped a child marriage
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Training and Advocacy: Faith Groups
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Faith Groups
• A number of media reports• Environmental stewardship incorporated into sermons• Interfaith Declaration
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Advocacy: Music and Drama
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Customized training material
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Conclusion
• Benefits of training – Better adaptation to CC– Skills enhanced– Entrepreneurship encouraged– Environment friendly way of fish processing– Incomes increased– Training of trainers (upscaling)– Exchange visits (motivation)
• Challenges: Translation of technical language, follow up after training, measurement of effectiveness.
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