Wednesday, May 19, 2010

[pima.nius] In Samoa, indigenous peoples use videos to show climate change damage

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In Samoa, indigenous peoples use videos to show climate change damage

Press Release:
UNDP – Samoa.

Indigenous peoples in Samoa are producing their own videos to voice the impacts of climate change on their habitat. After representatives of eight villages learned film-making techniques in a series of workshops sponsored by the UNDP-Global Environment Facility (GEF) initiative, they interviewed fellow community members to show the world how the extreme weather and the encroaching sea, for example, have been forcing them to change their lifestyles. The video also shows how these eight communities are using UNDP-GEF grants to help them adapt to the impacts of climate change.

"Participatory videos and photo stories with narrations have become a powerful tool for development, particularly in remote rural villages and indigenous communities," said biodiversity expert Terence Hay-Edie, working with the UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme. "In addition to showing the climate change damages, the indigenous people in Samoa were also keen on capturing their traditional, oral culture in the participatory video, which overcomes language or literacy barriers."

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pacific islands media association
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aotearoa, new zealand
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