Non formal Climate Change Education and Advocacy; experiences from Malawi

Deepa PullanikkatilLEAD Southern and Eastern Africa, Chancellor College,

University of Malawid_pullani@yahoo.com

Presented at UNESCO meeting 21 Mar 2013, Mauritius

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Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable World

Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable World

Malawi country profile

• Total population (2010): 15.7 million• Population trebled in past 40 years• Proportion of total population dependent on

agriculture for a livelihood: 85 percent• Proportion living below poverty datum line:

6.3 million• Lake Malawi Source: Synthesized from ActionAID (2006), National Statistical Office (2010), UNEP (2010), Yaron et al. (2010), and FAO (2011).

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Climate Change and Climate Variability

Number of people affected by extreme events (3 droughts, 15 floods, 1 storm) between 2000 and 2009: 9.6 million

Introduction to LEAD

LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa• Training +Projects on CC Adaptation• LEAD SEA, WorldFish Center and

Forestry Research Institute of Malawi are implementing the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP).

• It is a five year programme whose overall goal is to secure the livelihoods of 1.5 million people in the Lake Chilwa Basin , Southern Malawi, and enhance resilience of natural resource base.

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Non-formal Climate Changeeducation and advocacy

Members of ParliamentFaith LeadersCommunity Based OrganizationsDrama GroupsMusic Groups/ChoirsDistrict OfficialsRadio Listeners ClubsWomens GroupsFarmer Groups Inspiring Leadership for a Sustainable

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CC Adaptation Technology: Solar Fish drying

Briquette Making

Conservation Agriculture, for climate change adaptation

Fuel efficient fish smoking kilns

Paper Recycling

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Producer groups trained and linked to markets

Citizen Science

Communities recording weather data

Advocacy: Radio Listeners Clubs

• Citizen Journalism• “A voice for the communities”• 10 Clubs (10-12 volunteer members in each)• “Pakadafunda”

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Radio Listeners Clubs

• Programmes include “Let’s Stop Hunger”; “Drying of Lake Chilwa”; and “Climate Change and Deforestation”; “Stop Child marriages”

community based management- nursery, tree planting, stopped a child marriage

Training and Advocacy: Faith Groups

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Faith Groups

• A number of media reports• Environmental stewardship incorporated into sermons• Interfaith Declaration

Advocacy: Music and Drama

Customized training material

Conclusion

• Benefits of training – Better adaptation to CC– Skills enhanced– Entrepreneurship encouraged– Environment friendly way of fish processing– Incomes increased– Training of trainers (upscaling)– Exchange visits (motivation)

• Challenges: Translation of technical language, follow up after training, measurement of effectiveness.

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