Climate witnesses at the climate hearing

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Climate witnesses at the climate hearing


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The climate witnesses from across Africa testified about the impacts which climate change is already having on their lives.

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Call for Nominations for the Climate Change Hearings II: Have you heard us?


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*Call for Nominations for the Climate Change Hearings II: Have you heard us?
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In 2009, the first climate change hearing was held to hear the voices of
those affected by climate change in Tanzania. ForumCC is coordinating
another climate change hearing – “Climate Change Hearing II: Have You Heard
Us?” because it is important that the citizen voice continue to be known and
heard in Tanzania.

Therefore, we are now calling for nominations for testimonies from
individuals/groups that are being directly impacted by the various faces of
climate change. We want to hear about governance issues, environmental
challenges, but also about success stories with mitigation and adaptation
efforts. What are current obstacles? What are foreseen challenges? But most
importantly, we want Tanzanians to ask the question – have you heard us? Are
the voices from the people being heard? Testimonies will be presented in a
forum with a panel of judges who will provide recommendations and who will
take note of the stories and testimonies.

*Who can be nominated?*

Individuals or groups that have directly felt the impacts of climate change
and have compelling evidence of the impacts that deserve to be shared in
such a forum. Individuals/groups can be from all parts of Tanzania.

Through this nomination process – a maximum of 10 people will be selected to
testify in the upcoming hearing which will be held November 18, 2011 in Dar
es Salaam.

To nominate someone, please do the following:

*Name(s):*

*Location:*

*Short Overview – what will they bring to the hearings? What
information/stories will they share?*

*Organization – what organization is working with this individual(s)*

*Deadline*

The nominations should be sent to ForumCC by October 7th 2011 through email
(admin@forumcc.org) or through phone/SMS at 0756 618834 or 0713 660140. The
chosen individuals/groups will be contacted between October 10-13, 2011.

*Background*

Climate change and its impacts are very real to Tanzania and serves to
reinforce and influence the cycle of poverty. With the majority of people
living in rural areas, the immediate effects of climate change are being
felt by Tanzanians who are highly dependent on their surrounding natural
resources. Climate change will adversely impact food production, energy, and
water supply, which are the basis for the physical well-being of rural
households. However, there are not many forums/spaces for such voices to be
heard. The importance of hearing the voices of those most affected by
climate change is critical to the effective implementation of any national
climate change policy as well as any adaptation and mitigation
strategies. Such
strategies need to be informed by voices of those that are living with the
effects and impacts of climate change.

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–
Latif Amars
Project Manager
Tanzania Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (ForumCC)
www.forumcc.org
+255 713 660 140

Climate Kid by Arsen Gevorgyan


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The climate is changing. We are already seeing and witnessing the effects, but over the next few decades these changes will get increasingly more extreme. Experts predict, prolonged periods of intense sunshine, freak floods, cyclones, droughts, shortage of and competition for raw materials, mass migration and an increase in deadly diseases like malaria.

That’s why UNICEF UK and the award-winning environmental non-profit Do The Green Thing are launching an innovative new video campaign called ‘Climate Kid’, which uses a ninety second animated video to illustrate how we can help reduce the impacts of climate change on children. It’s an inspiring, funny story to show that everyone has a positive role to play in tackling climate change.

Watch the video here: www.unicef.org.uk/climatekid

We invited a few illustrators to submit their own interpretation in their signature styles of what Climate Kid – a child who has evolved to adapt to extreme climate change – will look like in the future.

This Climate Kid is by Arsen Gevorgyan.

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