MRCG Hosts Public Engagement On Climate Change Awareness
MRCG-SL on the 6th and 7th December, 2019 undertook a climate change awareness campaign in Turtle Island and Shenge communities respectively by showcasing and playing video documentaries captured on climate change. The full video documentary (lasts 15 minutes) is a reflection of different shades of opinions from the six coastal communities of Lakka, Hamilton, Tombo Conakry Dee, Shenge and Turtle Island backed up by expert opinions in order to give viewers a vivid explanation of climate change and to give the piece a fair balance.
James Harvey, Project Officer of MRCG explained the causes, effects, and the need for measures to avert potential disaster of climate change. He encouraged people of Turtle Island and Shenge to adhere to warnings of climate change and to discourage activities leading to climate change.
A member of Shenge said they use woods to dry their fishes and that without an alternative to woods to dry their fishes, they would not be able to stop the cutting of trees. In Turtle, a member asked UNDP and partners to help them have cold room to store their fishes or advanced/modernised ovens to dry their fishes as that would solve the problem of cutting trees.
Mr. Moi Swaray of UNDP advised them to adjust to the way how they treat the environment especially the cutting of mangrove trees and the need to put measures against activities causing climate change. As part of their measures in combating activities causing climate change, the people of Shenge has banned sand mining, stopped the cutting of mangroves, a group called WABEC are involved in planting more trees and they were also planning to put a law to stop stone mining.
For Turtle Island, they have banned sand mining and the cutting of mangroves and a fine of Le 500,000 to be levied on defaulters. The Paramount Chief pleaded to government and partners for seeds to plant.
A climate change social club e.g. (‘Shenge Climate Change Social Club’) has been established by the MRCG in five coastal communities with the exception of Turtle Island because of lack of telecommunication network as WhatsApp groups have been created for the club members to interact. The club’s main responsibility is to take the lead in the campaign on climate change in their communities.
Also, a climate change school social club has been established in the Howard Memorial Secondary School in Shenge where over 500 pupils were sensitised through the showcasing of videos on the damages caused by climate change, the need for measures to be put in place to reduce the risk of climate change and to champion climate change discussion by playing a vital role to educating their communities on the true nature of climate change.
James Harvey, Project Officer of MRCG explained the causes, effects, and the need for measures to avert potential disaster of climate change. He encouraged people of Turtle Island and Shenge to adhere to warnings of climate change and to discourage activities leading to climate change.
A member of Shenge said they use woods to dry their fishes and that without an alternative to woods to dry their fishes, they would not be able to stop the cutting of trees. In Turtle, a member asked UNDP and partners to help them have cold room to store their fishes or advanced/modernised ovens to dry their fishes as that would solve the problem of cutting trees.
Mr. Moi Swaray of UNDP advised them to adjust to the way how they treat the environment especially the cutting of mangrove trees and the need to put measures against activities causing climate change. As part of their measures in combating activities causing climate change, the people of Shenge has banned sand mining, stopped the cutting of mangroves, a group called WABEC are involved in planting more trees and they were also planning to put a law to stop stone mining.
For Turtle Island, they have banned sand mining and the cutting of mangroves and a fine of Le 500,000 to be levied on defaulters. The Paramount Chief pleaded to government and partners for seeds to plant.
A climate change social club e.g. (‘Shenge Climate Change Social Club’) has been established by the MRCG in five coastal communities with the exception of Turtle Island because of lack of telecommunication network as WhatsApp groups have been created for the club members to interact. The club’s main responsibility is to take the lead in the campaign on climate change in their communities.
Also, a climate change school social club has been established in the Howard Memorial Secondary School in Shenge where over 500 pupils were sensitised through the showcasing of videos on the damages caused by climate change, the need for measures to be put in place to reduce the risk of climate change and to champion climate change discussion by playing a vital role to educating their communities on the true nature of climate change.