Africa adapting to climate change - Self Help Africa

Africa Adapting to Climate Change is a short film produced by Self Help Africa to highlight the challenges facing rural African communities, and also looking at how communities are already adapting to climate change in their lives. The film accompanies the production of 'Climate Frontline', a report published by Self Help Africa in collaboration with Development Fund of Norway, Find Your Feet, Concern Universal and FARM-Africa, to provide a voice to ordinary African people, so that they can speak about climate change and how it is affecting their lives.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• ethiopia
• eritrea
• ghana
• togo
• burkina faso
• malawi
• uganda
• kenya
• zambia

[SelfHelpAfricaTV]

This video is not saying that GMO seeds are the solution - but rather local seed sovereignty, where communities can produce and multiply their own seed stock year on year .

[wolfy9005]

Here is what they need to do;

Collect the rain if and when it falls and protect it.

Protect all lands suitable for farming by planting acacias or local hardy trees near it(to reduce wind).

Selective breed strains to tolerate the lack of water and still grow large enough.

And stop sending only food aid, send them some tools and equipment, teach them how to care for their lands and to grow on them.

[D6Film]

Respect (and f##k gmo!)

[yvonnia123]

Nooo! They are talking about giving farmers GMO seeds!!!! S:(

[PoetryHound]

No one really knows how to adapt to constantly changing climate. Why does anyone assume that climate change effects will suddenly level off and stop?

[ReduceGHGs]

@datzfast

Our future generations will be all that's left of us. Working to protect their habitat should be considered a matter of self-preservation. There's a really good YouTube vid that shows a man stepping off the railroad tracks to avoid a train but he leaves a young girl behind. What would those future generations think if we don't try to improve their chances? I consider it immoral not to do what we can and lucky to be in a position to do so.

[datzfast]

the picture of all of africa's misery you see in this film and with the hunger and disease await all of mankind without fossil fuel to save the day. the technological green solutions that are so un- viable for Africa today will also be un- viable for the entire globe. yes it truly is the golden era of mankind thanks to the fossil fuel revolution.

[datzfast]

@ReduceGHGs yes im so fortunate that its still 200 years away.

[ReduceGHGs]

@datzfast .

Who said only the rich use fossil fuels? Where did that come from?

It may be that nature forces use to move to sustainable living by reducing our numbers. Our "golden era" years may well come to an unpleasant end.