AFRICA+-++Climate+Change+Campaign

= Hi everyone-- Time to top our last two presentations!! = = I think it might be best to use the Discussion area to post our specific ideas on an indigenous population for the Africa assignment, so we can give feedback on the options, and perhaps reserve this space for more general research. What do you think? = = Thanks! = = Taleen = _

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 * [|"Oxfam launches 9.1mln pound appeal for E.Africa drought "]
 * "Climate change concerns unites the World's indigenous peoples at Global Summit in Anchorage, Alaska"
 * ===="Involve indigenous people in climate policy, says report"====
 * "Climate Change: Indigenous Peoples Outraged"
 * "Indegenous peoples threatened by climate change"
 * "Indigenous groups bear witness to climate change damage"
 * POSSIBLE PARTNER - Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC)

Exercise description:

You work for Friends of the Earth International, which is developing a worldwide media strategy to dramatize the crisis of global warming by presenting the issue through the eyes of an endangered indigenous culture.

Your task is to seek out a suitable indigenous culture or population affected by global warming (e.g., the effect of melting permafrost on the way of life of the Inuit in Alaska and northern Canada) and devise a strategy to work jointly with them to express their concerns on the international stage, bearing in mind their lack of familiarity with the media in general, and with the possible negative effects of global media exposure on their culture in particular.

Present your plan to the board of Friends of the Earth (Green team) being sure to state your objectives and measures of success.

Remember that your goal is to heighten awareness of the consequences of global warming; drawing attention to the plight of a particular indigenous population is only a means to that end.

Each team will identify an indigenous population or culture in a particular geographic area: Red: Africa, Gold: Latin America, Brown: Asia/Micronesia.