(pictures taken by temmy temmy our reporter from iringa)

we all know that Climate Change is now considered one of the most serious global threats to sustainable development, with diverse impact already vivid on the environment, human health, food security, human settlements, economic activities, natural resources and physical infra structure.

To empower broadcasters in addressing this issue, which is attributed either directly or indirectly to human activity that alters atmospheric composition, a special training was provided in Dar Es Salaam by the Thomson Foundation, to a group of eighteen Radio Broadcasters from various parts ofTanzania, from 21-25 November 2011. It was organized by the British High Commission. I represented both, Mtwara Community Radio, and the Journalists Environment and HIV/Aids Network, (JEAN-media) a non-profit service that is a driving force behind the community Radio.

Way forward after this would be raising awareness to community on Climate Change and it’s impacts to livelihoods especially through Radio Broadcasts, and specifically targeted to policy and decision makers, so as to enhance adaptation through financial resources from developed countries, to meet the incremental costs. (National Adaptation Plan of Action) This is in accordance to theTanzania status of negotiations and outstanding issues forDurban.(COP 17) by the Vice Presidents Office.

Activists like The Civil Society Forum established in 2009, pointed out in their presentation ‘Climate Change And Politics,’ some challenges hindering the way forward in following up of Adaptation Plans as being among others, lack of transparency and accountability of leaders especially in the African Region, of course Tanzania inclusive. This is a task which we jointly need to accomplish, before we are able to use funding opportunities available, such as foreign sources of funds like the general budget support from a group of donors like International Multilateral Fund (UNFCCC, GEF, AF) Green Climate Fund, (GCF) Special Climate Change Fund, (SCCF) and Loans and Grants from the International and Regional Financial Institutions.

Creating Community Awareness

What should be understood is that it’s the Green House Effect that makes life on earth possible, and that without Natural Green House Gases in the atmosphere, the Average Temperature of the earth would be 30 degrees Celsius lower. Actually, after the earth has used the heat it needs, surplus heat needs to be reflected back to the atmosphere, to prevent global warming. But due to human activities, we have been producing more and more heat, trapping gases into the atmosphere, raising the average global temperature, and thereby over the years, causing Climate Change!

Because of the magnitude of the the problem already created such as increased impacts including droughts, death of animals due to droughts, water shortage, floods, (the Bibi Tititi /Morogoro road,) sea level rise, (Maziwa Island) degraded sea walls, (Pangani) and degraded sea walls along Ocean Road, we all need to do everything possible to tackle this global problem, looking for alternative means, making Climate Change ‘Live,’ not theoretical, since no matter where we generate the heat on earth, the dangerous effect will be felt globally.

Human activities resulting to smoke and production of Carbon Dioxide; (Cooking by charcoal and fire wood as well as clearing waste by burning) contributes to blockage of heat from leaving the atmosphere, and hence warming the earth. There is need to stop the average temperature of the earth (which is 0.5 degrees centigrade world wide and 1.0 degrees centigrade in Sub Saharan Africa.) at 2degrees centigrade, since it’s already too late to stop it any earlier, due to the speed involved. Option? Adaptation!

Creating awareness On Community Adaptation.

Since of the many challenges surrounding Climate Change issue, is the low community awareness, and above all it is not easy to change people’s behavior over night, Community Radio must strive to raise awareness through Dramatic, lively, interesting and outstanding Radio Programmes to interest the people. Special techniques must be applied specifically Community participation involving farmers and women all the way, for joint successful solutions, such as switching to the use of bio-gas for cooking, etc. We must involve farmers because bear one understands the weather as well as they do, given the opportunity to contribute. Creative Radio Programmes must be about ‘showing’ not telling, recreating tension, as Radio is always about Drama!

Besides that, we must all come up with ideas from a special interesting angle in our areas, be it on issues of gender, women (who are most affected by Climate Change as their men leave home in search of work in towns) and children. After ideas are looked into, we may combine them into a special magazine programme comprised of information on a particular topic from where everybody resides. We could get this into news by Social media before or after broadcasting it at our stations.

For example, we pick a topic on the REDD Initiative. (Reduced Emissions for Deforestation andForestDegradation.) so as to reduce Carbon Dioxide produced by cutting of trees and other hazards related de forestation in our areas. Everyone will choose an angle and create his story. The best idea will be used by all of us, to produce interviews, or reports with community, environmental activists, metrological experts, United Nations Agencies, Vice Presidents office etc based on our findings. After that, we somehow put together a unique mixture of information in a unique Climate Change magazine programme!

so far the local media has not played a satisfactory role in addressing this issue either towards COP 17 or after. which makes this very sad

jean media is on the move following up on the environmental hazards through our reporters ho attended this training.

(Picha zilizochukuliwa na temmy temmy mwandishi wetu kutoka Iringa)

sisi wote tunajua kwamba lugha ya Hali ya Hewa sasa kuchukuliwa moja ya vitisho kubwa zaidi kimataifa kwa maendeleo endelevu, na athari mbalimbali tayari wazi juu ya mazingira, afya ya binadamu, usalama wa chakula, makazi ya binadamu, shughuli za kiuchumi, maliasili na kimwili infra muundo.

Kuwawezesha watangazaji katika kushughulikia suala hili, ambayo ni kuhusishwa moja kwa moja au pasipo moja kwa moja kwa shughuli za binadamu kwamba alters muundo anga, mafunzo maalum yalitolewa Dar es Salaam na Foundation Thomson, na kundi la Watangazaji Radio kumi kutoka sehemu mbalimbali ofTanzania, kutoka 21-25 Novemba 2011. Ni uliandaliwa na Tume ya British High. Mimi kuwakilishwa wote, Mtwara Community Radio, na Mazingira Waandishi wa Habari na VVU / Ukimwi Network, (Jean-vyombo vya habari) huduma isiyokuwa ya kiserikali ambayo ni nguvu ya kuendesha gari nyuma ya Radio jamii.

Njia mbele baada ya hii itakuwa kuongeza uelewa kwa jamii juu ya Mabadiliko ya Hewa na ni madhara kwa maisha hasa kupitia matangazo Radio, na hasa walengwa kwa watunga sera na uamuzi, ili kuimarisha marekebisho kupitia fedha kutoka nchi zilizoendelea, kukidhi gharama Unaozidi. (National Marekebisho ya Mpango wa Utekelezaji) Hii ni kwa mujibu wa theTanzania hali ya mazungumzo na bora masuala forDurban (COP 17). Na Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais.

Wanaharakati kama Forum Civil Society ilianzishwa mwaka 2009, alisema katika mada zao Tabianchi Na Siasa, 'baadhi ya changamoto kuwazuilia njia ya kuendelea mbele katika kufuatilia ya Kukabiliana Mipango kama kuwa miongoni mwa wengine, ukosefu wa uwazi na uwajibikaji wa viongozi hasa katika Afrika Mkoa, bila shaka Tanzania ya umoja. Hii ni kazi ambayo sisi kwa pamoja wanahitaji kukamilisha, kabla ya sisi ni uwezo wa kutumia fursa fedha inapatikana, kama vile vyanzo vya nje ya fedha kama msaada wa jumla ya bajeti kutoka kundi la wafadhili kama Mfuko wa Kimataifa wa Kimataifa (UNFCCC, GEF, AF) Green Hali ya Hewa Mfuko, (GCF) Maalum ya Mabadiliko ya Hewa Duniani, (SCCF) na Mikopo na Misaada kutoka Taasisi ya Kimataifa na Kikanda Fedha.

Kujenga Uelewa Jumuiya

Nini ieleweke ni kwamba ni Green House Athari kwamba inafanya maisha duniani inawezekana, na kwamba bila gesi ya asili Green House katika anga, Joto Wastani wa dunia itakuwa 30 nyuzi chini. Kweli, baada ya nchi ametumia joto ni mahitaji, joto ziada inahitaji yalijitokeza nyuma anga, ili kuzuia ongezeko la joto duniani. Lakini kutokana na shughuli za binadamu, tumekuwa kuzalisha zaidi na zaidi ya joto, utegaji gesi katika anga, na kuongeza wastani wa joto duniani, na hivyo zaidi ya miaka, na kusababisha hali ya hewa Change!

Kwa sababu ya ukubwa wa tatizo tayari umba kama vile athari kuongezeka ikiwa ni pamoja na ukame, kifo cha mifugo kutokana na ukame, uhaba wa maji, mafuriko, (Bibi Tititi / Morogoro barabara,) bahari kupanda ngazi, (Maziwa Island) yaliyoharibiwa bahari kuta, (Pangani) na kuta yaliyoharibiwa bahari pamoja Road Bahari, sisi wote haja ya kufanya kila linalowezekana ili kukabiliana na tatizo hili kimataifa, kutafuta njia mbadala, na kufanya ya Mabadiliko ya Hewa 'Live,' si nadharia, tangu hakuna jambo ambapo sisi kutoa joto duniani, athari hatari itakuwa waliona kimataifa.

Binadamu shughuli kusababisha moshi na uzalishaji wa kaboni dioksidi; (kupikia na mkaa na kuni moto kama vile taka clearing na kuungua) inachangia kufungana ya joto kutoka kuondoka anga, na hivyo joto duniani. Kuna haja ya kuacha joto la wastani wa dunia (ambayo ni 0.5 centigrade nyuzi duniani kote na 1.0 centigrade nyuzi katika Afrika Kusini mwa Sahara.) Katika 2degrees centigrade, tangu ni tayari nimechelewa na kuacha ni yoyote ya awali, kutokana na kasi kushiriki. Chaguo? Kukabiliana!

Kujenga mwamko cha Kukabiliana Jumuiya.

Tangu ya changamoto nyingi jirani ya Mabadiliko ya Hewa suala hilo, ni ya chini ufahamu wa jamii, na juu ya yote si rahisi kubadili tabia ya watu juu ya usiku, Community Radio lazima kujitahidi kuongeza ufahamu kupitia Makubwa, levande Programu, ya kuvutia na bora kwa maslahi ya Radio watu. Mbinu maalum lazima kutumiwa hasa Jumuiya ya ushiriki kuwashirikisha wakulima na wanawake njia yote, kwa ajili ya ufumbuzi wa pamoja na mafanikio, kama vile byte na matumizi ya gesi-bio kwa ajili ya kupikia, nk Sisi lazima kuhusisha wakulima kwa sababu ya kubeba mtu anaelewa hali ya hewa kama vile wao je, kupewa nafasi ya kuchangia. Creative Radio Programu lazima kuhusu 'kuonyesha' siyo kuwaambia, recreating mvutano, kama Radio daima ni kuhusu Drama!

Licha ya kwamba, sisi lazima wote kuja na mawazo kutoka...