SADR
The Story of Mutubanda
Sri Lanka already experience the impacts of climate change. Mutubanda has grown rice half his life but increasing frequency and duration of droughts are threatening his harvest. He uses traditional drought-resistant seed varieties to adapt to the changing conditions. Even this method of adaptation is under threat as the probability of future droughts increases as a result of climate change.
This is one story of many.
Director: Dinuksha Wattegama
Producer: Practical Action (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
Documentary funded by the European Commission
Project funded by the Big Lottery Fund
On January 26th 2009, the Guardian newspaper announced that British hospitals would take meat off their menus. Meat-free menus are to be promoted in hospitals as part of a strategy to cut global warming emissions across the National Health Service. Dr David Pencheon, director of the NHS sustainable development unit, said the changes would save money, which could be spent on better services for patients. "Saving Carbon, Improving Health" is the motto. A number of hospitals in America have also announced that they are cutting their meat by 20% to begin with.Climate Scoreboard
