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Tag Archives: Climate Witness

Rising tide in Malaysia

By Climate Team | Published: March 2, 2010
Several years ago, Pak Mat built his house on the coast in his home town of Kemasek, Malaysia. Originally over 70 feet from the nearest high-tide marker, Pak Mat watched as his house was washed away in 2009 after a strong storm. Each year, the water’s edge moved closer to where my house stood. One night [...]
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It always used to rain at Christmas

By Christian Teriete | Published: November 28, 2009
In Kericho, Kenya, Christmas always used to be celebrated in heavy rain. “Today, Christmas is usually dry,” said Mrs Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei, a 53 year old farmer who works extensively with the women of her community. With 10 days to go to the opening of the Copenhagen climate summit, Chepkoskei is one of 10 [...]
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Sing for the Earth

By Climate Team | Published: October 29, 2009
‘Sing for the Earth‘ is a grass-roots campaign which aims to bring “the voice and interests of young children to the UN Climate Change talks and to heads of state around the world”. Families involved in the campaign have joined together to develop a short video to encourage politicians and inspire the public to take action. Check [...]
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Voice from Argentina

By Climate Team | Published: October 26, 2009
by Carolina Hernando My name is Carolina Hernando. I am Argentinian, and I am 15 years old. I live in the north of Buenos Aires and I live surrounded by nature. But it is becoming an urban area amazingly quick. Eleven years ago it was a no man’s land, it was ‘the countryside’, but nowadays the [...]
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Climate Witness Mugaaju Asman from Uganada

By Climate Team | Published: September 17, 2009
Mugaaju is 50 years old and lives in Chayanja Village along the Semiliki Basin, which drains into Lake Edward, Uganda. He works with his family on a farm where he grows maize, beans, sorghum. He has noticed changing weather patterns are disrupting farming and fishing in Uganda, and giving rise to health problems like pneumonia, [...]
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