Questions from Kantonsschule Hohe Promenade (1)

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

Asked by: Kantonsschule Hohe Promenade (1) | Menengai High School

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?

 

1.EXPLOSIVE MAU DOSSIER2.ALARM OVER MAU DESTRUCTION3.RIVERS,LAKES DRY OUT AS CATCHMENTS ARE IN DANGER4.RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO SAVE THE MAU.5.OVER 25% OF MAU GRABBEDThese are some of the headlines that were seen in our newspapers this morning.That is how serious the Mau Forest issue has become.The destruction of this enormous forest which once served lots of people is now in danger of extinction.Politics is playing centre stage as opposing sides are either against the forceful eviction of the illegal settlers and those that support the eviction.Centrestage is whether these people should be compensated or not.Meanwhile as all this is taking place illegal logging and burning of charcoal is still going on.We are all hoping for some sanity to prevail so that we can save the numerous catchment areas that provide water to lots of peolpe and to the great Lake Nakuru which is continuing to dry up.Our flamingoes are also getting the heat of this thorny issue. As a group of students who wish to save the climate ,we are really for the Mau to be saved to save our planet from these harsh climatic changes brought about by the wanton destruction of Mau Forest.

 

2a:Peter:Cimate change has been mentioned in dealing with climate change and food security.This is mainly due to the fact that we rely heavily on agriculture and if this is not secured soon then we shall have a starving nation.

b:The proposal was that a stop had to be put to the rising number of people taking in the forests.Many people are now living in areas which were once forests and there is now a lot of cutting down of trees and charcoal burning thus affecting many rivers which are depended by the population.All these people were to be given alternative land to resettle and do their farming.

 

c:The priority is somehow minimal because alot of it is because of politics.None of our leaders would like to evict the said communities because of fears in losing their confidence.

d:The headline that really impressed me most was THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AFRICA because it shows how serious this problem is and it is not only a one country issue but an issue to be tackled by Africa as a whole.Also that it is a step fprward to make Africa rise up and not wait for anybody to come and do for them what they can do.

e:A headline I would give an article on climate change would be CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT

 

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