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SANDWATCH: ANINTEGRATEDAPPROACH

TOCLIMATECHANGEADAPTATIONAND

EDUCATIONFOR

SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

BYGILLIANCAMBERSANDPAULDIAMOND,

SANDWATCHFOUNDATION

UNESCOInternationalSeminaronClimateChangeEducation

2729

July

2009,

UNESCO,

Paris


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AVISIONFORSANDWATCH

Sandwatchseekstochangethelifestyleandhabitsofchildren,youthandadultsonacommunitywidebasis,toadapttoclimatechangebybuildingecosystemresilience,andtodevelopawarenessofthefragilenature

of

the

marine

and

coastal

environment

and

the

needtouseitwisely.


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SANDWATCHMETHODOLOGY

M Monitoringthe

environment

A Analyzingtheresults

S Sharingthe

results

and

findings

T Takingaction


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Learningbydoing:M.A.S.T.

Monitoringtheenvironment Analysingtheresults

Sharingthefindings Takingaction


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SANDWATCHHIGHLIGHTS

Activeinmorethan40countries;

Implementedbyprimaryandsecondaryschool

studentsand

persons

of

all

ages;

IntegratedintotheschoolcurriculuminonePacific

IslandCountry;

VolunteernetworkcoordinatedbynonprofitSandwatchFoundation;

Regular

newsletters,

and

an

active

website

that

has

justrecordedmorethan10,000hits;

Sandwatchrecognizedasanexampleofeducationfor

sustainabledevelopment.


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SANDWATCHANDCLIMATECHANGE

Sandwatchhas

always

focused

on

maintaining

healthybeaches;andhealthyecosystems

aremore

resilient

to

climate

change.

SincetheFourthAssessmentReport(2007)

oftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimate

Change,Sandwatch

has

highlighted

climate

changeadaptationmeasuresthroughits:

website,

newsletter,

activitiesincludingworkshopsand

competitions.


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CLIMATECHANGEEDUCATION

Lessonslearntsofar:

1.Needfor

accurate

scientific

and

relevant

information;

2. Targetchangeslikelytotakeplaceinthenext

tenyears,

while

keeping

the

longer

term

picture

alwaysinmind;

3.Focusonthoseparticularchangesrelevantto

aparticular

groups

interests;

4.Provideexamplesofpositiveactionthatgroups

andindividualscanundertake.


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NEWDIRECTIONSFORSANDWATCHANDCLIMATECHANGE

Startingin

2009

Sandwatch

hasreceivednewsupport

from

the

Danish

Ministry

of

ForeignAffairsandUNESCO

tofurtherintegrateclimate

changeadaptation

into

Sandwatch.Continuinginto

2010thisnewsupportwill

seeanew

Sandwatch

manual,

anonlineSandwatchClimate

Changedatabase,further

workshopsand

training.


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SANDWATCHNETWORKING

Establishinglocalnetworks;

Displays;

Powerpointpresentations;

Establishingawebsite;

Usingthe

media;

Makinganewsletter;

Socialnetworking;

Makingavideo;

Videoconferencing.


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YOUTH&CLIMATECHANGE

20082009

Trainingworkshopforstudentsandteachersfrom

Sandwatchgroupsin10countries,supportedbysix

differentorganizations,

to

provide

the

tools

to

create

awarenessaboutclimatechange:traininginstorytelling,

drama,videoproductionandwebsitedesign;

Afterthe

workshop

the

25

participants

reached

30,000peoplethroughactivitiessuchas:climate

changevideospostedonYoutube;presentationson

radioandTV;schoolpresentationsandtownhall

meetings;puppetshows;postersanddisplaysat

World

Environment

Day

events.


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Photocredit:R.Chaparro

THANKYOU

www.sandwatch.org

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