Climate Change Awareness Begins with Me

modality Change Awareness Begins With Me TGTAI CONCEPT PAPER Goal To encourage jejuneness to follow up on in interactive learning on world(a) warm & humour Change which may be translated into education outreach in their special(prenominal) communities and/or organizations. Objectives 1. To encourage jejuneness from youth organizations, schools and communities to learn/learn much about ball-shaped warming and clime Change concepts (Think spirt) and engage in simple Green Solutions at the individual/community level. 2.To swear out puppyish throng in understanding the Commonwealth go-ahead as it pertains to bringing up for Sustainable Development. 3. To provide opportunities for experiential learning on the environment by nature appreciation, work group activities and other interactive knowledge elements. 4. To assist youth in developing their critical persuasion skills. Problem contestation The long-term alteration in spheric weather patterns, especially increases i n temperature and storm activity, and the potential of sea-level rise, imparting have a detrimental impact on Small Island Developing introduces (SIDS).Like all countries of the world, Trinidad and Tobago pull up stakes need to play its part in decreasing its carbon emissions and encouraging its population to Think Green, Then Act to Impact (TGTAI). Additionally, there is an urgent need to address the gap between information-on-the- street and knowledge track to action at the micro-levels in communities. In a preliminary baseline survey conducted by TGTAIs volunteers, on conceptual knowledge of world(a) heat & Climate Change, 77% of the persons surveyed either did not know what was global warming this included mistaking the circumstance of ozone layer depletion for global warming.Among this group, the youth similarly had difficulty expressing these concepts. Presently there is no collective ESD initiative which provides opportunities for youth to learn through a learning environment that is more innate, to learn basic concepts associated with global warming and climate change, while modify them with opportunities to engage at individual level, simple energy-saving and conservation activities within their menage/school units.Additionally very little pic has been provided for youth to engage in understanding the role of the Commonwealth in supporting ESD initiatives among local anaesthetic youth. Project Description Climate Change Awareness Begins With Me is a One-Day extremely interactive ESD Collaboration which seeks to jointly engage youth in exposure to (and in some instances), concretizing their world-wide Warming/Climate Change knowledge. materialisation will be engaged in four (3) ESD learning areas/modules ? constitution and Ecosystem Appreciation ? Global Warming & Climate Change Commonwealth & ESD Initiatives ? Green Solutions 1. Nature and Ecosystem Appreciation Participants will learn about overall environmental awareness by enc ouraging learning in a natural setting with opportunities provided to interact and learn from nature, a trail experience and interaction with wildlife elements. This preliminary intervention will hopefully help the young people to gain a deeper appreciation of the importance of existing ecosystems and to see themselves withal playing a responsible role in their conservation/protection. . Global Warming & Climate Change Participants will learn basic global warming and climate change concepts and will be able to launch linkages between anthropogenic (man-made) activities and their emerging/existing impact on tender well-being and the natural environment. 3. Commonwealth & ESD Initiatives Participants will learn the structure of the Commonwealth, to order its benefits and to understand the existing/emerging role of the Commonwealth for ESD Initiatives. 4. Green SolutionsParticipants will develop and be exposed to simple Green Solutions that they can by the piece carry out in thei r homes while transmitting knowledge in various ways for others in the home/school/community to do same. Project Methodology The Lead early days Agencies who will engage in Pre-implementation work/activities ? Commonwealth RYC Trinidad and Tobago. ? minor(postnominal) Environmentalists of Trinidad and Tobago (JETT) and its TGTAI Volunteers. Key Project Elements ? Use of interactional Think Green Workshops in a Natural Setting. Use of ocular Stimulation through Trail/Nature Experiences To Encourage Nature Appreciation. ? supply of Problem-Solving Opportunities for Participants to Engage in Critical-thinking and Real-life Application. ? Encouraging by Facilitators of Youth Capacity to spend a penny and Adopt a Green Charter. These elements will be achieved by the avocation strategic partnerships Asa Wright Nature concentre Nature/Eco-system Appreciation Youth Facilitators ? Junior Environmentalists of Trinidad and Tobago (Environmental Advocacy and Green Solutions) ?Commonweal th Youth Programme (Commonwealth RYC, ESD Initiative) Environmental State Agencies ? Environmental Management Authority (PowerPoint Presentation on Global Warming & Climate Change Concepts and Social Impacts) ? Forestry Division (Environmental/Wildlife Conservation Issues Related to Climate Change and Human Impacts) ? Institute of Marine Affairs (Marine Ecosystem Challenges Related to Climate Change) ? WITT (Water Challenges Related to Climate Change)Recommended Venue which meets all project requirements ? Asa Wright Nature Centre (East Trinidad) Alternate Locations ? Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, ? La Vega Estate (Central Trinidad) ? Emperor Valley Zoo/ botanical Gardens Target Group 30 youth (aged 14-24), from the East-West Corridor (20 students10 youth from youth organizations) Project Timeline Project Start date March 18th (pre-implementation activities) and finale Date April 10th 2008 (One-Day Interactive ESD Learning Experience). Expected Outcomes . 30 Youth from the East-W est Corridor exposed to Global Warming & Climate Change Concepts and Related Issues. 2. 30 Youth exposed to information on the Commonwealth and its role in emerging/existing ESD initiatives for their benefit. 3. 30 Youth exposed to critical thinking skills, through experiential learning and interactivity with and among a healthy, thriving ecosystem. 4. 3000 Youth exposed to Green Solutions. 5. Creation of a Youth-oriented Green Declaration for further ratification among youth.Project Sustainability Each Participant will also receive speed of light Green Solutions which they will be encouraged to disseminate among their peers, families and communities. Participants will also have the opportunity to create and adopt a Green Declaration, which symbolizes their consignment to educate and act on in their own spheres of influence, their peers, families and communities on Global Warming & Climate Change towards a low carbon emission.This will include acquiring a goal of 5,000 signature s for the Green Declaration, an indication of the young individuals willingness to support through daily commitments, Environmental raising and environmentally-friendly activities as laid out in the Green Declaration. Evaluation & observe 1. Feedback from Participants (an evaluation questionnaire). 2. Evaluation Meetings by Project Team. Bibliography JETT TRAINING MANUAL, 2004. TGTAI BASELINE SURVEY, 2008