01. Interview

Our Question: a) Ask ten people what they think about: 1.The climate change 2.The possible consequences for your country – and take note of the answers. b) What do yout think about these answers?

02. Search the local newspapers of your country for articles about climate change.

Our Question: a) What kind of direct problems have been mentioned? b) What solutions have been proposed? c) What priority have these reports about climate change been given in the newspapers in your country? d) Which headline caught your eye and impressed you the most? Explain the reason why. e) Which headline would you give an article about climat change?

03. The topic of climate change arouses a number of strong emotions in people.

Our Question: a) Write down your emotional feelings for the words “anger, responsibility, hope and indifference” in connection with the topic of climate change. b) Which kind of emotion do you feel most strongly in connection with the topic of climate change? (This does not have to be one of the four mentioned above). Explain the reasons why.

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01. Interview

Our Answer: Most people are angry about climate change because increased temperature result into droughts,floods,tropical storms and hurricanes that will kill people. That's what they say: Developed countries are responsible for 75% of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere today, excluding those from tropical deforestation. These nations have the most financial resources and the greatest technological capacity to cut their emissions. Climate Change is affecting all countries, but Least Developed Countries and other vulnerable developing countries are expected to be hit earliest and hardest. Africa will be particularly affected in terms of food security, sustainable water supply and extreme weather phenomena such as floods, droughts and threats of desertification. Economies and livelihoods of an increasing number of communities, countries and sub-regions in Africa continue to decline ue to desert encroachment partly emanating from climate change and locally generated land degradation processes.

02. Search the local newspapers of your country for articles about climate change.

Our Answer: We have managed to get an article from Tanzania Daily News paper of Tuesday May 19, 2009. The is article titled "Two-degree rise ever more likely,scientists warn". It talks about the increase emission of CO2 into the atmosphere by human activities where scientists are calling for phasing out of fossill fuels because humans are pumping so much carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere that the 2-degree C climate baloon willl burst, new studies are showing that. The direct problems that have been mentioned in the article include water shortages, food shortages and coastal floodings that will affect billions of people worlwide. The article proposed on massive investment in adaptation strategies such as improving water supply and storage as well as protecting low-lying settlements from rising seas as solutions for mitigating impacts of climate change. Climate change articles and reports are given a top priority in Tanzania as there is an avarage of one article about climate change every month that appears on Tanzania news papers. The headline that caught my eye and impressed us is "Two-degree rise ever more likely, scientists warn" as it talks about new studies that show the continue rising of global temperature. An article we would like to give on climate change article would be "Do we need to close industries to fight climate change?"

03. The topic of climate change arouses a number of strong emotions in people.

Our Answer: I think the feeling of responsibility comes in climate change because as human beings we are held responsible for causing climate change from activities like deforestation and environmental pollution. People are hopefull that in the future the climate will improve and the world will be safe, education about climate change and environmental conservation will be given to all people. There will be no difference if all people are educated about climate change. The emotion we feel strongly connected to climate change is anger, we are very angry to people in our society that destroy the environment by cutting down trees, but we are ready and willing to help these people in our society to protect the environment.

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