Country

Samoa

Region

Polynesia

Language

Samoan

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  IMPACT

  • Ten community members from eight villages trained in PV filmmaking
  • One member of UNDP Samoa team trained in basic PV facilitation skills
  • Awareness of climate change amongst participants increased and cc/pv champions created
  • Awareness of climate change amongst beneficiary communities increased
  • Awareness of CBA programme increased (from starting point of zero) amongst beneficiary communities.
  • Grant recipients (typically local chiefs or mayors) interviewed and questioned by members of own community about plans and intended outcomes, leading to a sense of accountability that was previously lacking*
  • Grant provider (UNDP) able to better understand the levels of understanding of climate change amongst target communities - at times proving to be inaccurate, misunderstood or overstated
  • Grant provider able to monitor the responses of grant recipients and compare video statements of intent with written proposals (in some cases these were significantly at odds and enables grant provider to return to recipient for further discussions)
  • Social barriers between community peoples challenged and broken down through participation in PV project as equals. The group comprised chief and untitled men/women who would otherwise never have worked together or even communicated closely. Through the PV project these barriers were challenged and overcome to the amazement and delight of many participants and observers.
  • Full-length (25min) and short (11min) videos created featuring powerful testimonies from those experiencing multiple challenges, caused or exacerbated by climate change
  • Video screenings within all beneficiary communities and further video-based monitoring of CBA programme and climate change impacts, undertaken by participants, are planned
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  ACT

  There are many campaign groups and NGOs dealing with Climate Change such as Greenpeace or the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.

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• Description

  Documenting the impacts of climate change on the coastal communities in Samoa, 'Tofiga O Pili Aau' was created by representatives from eight villages on Savai-i and Upolu islands.

  It is the result of a participatory video project facilitated by InsightShare on behalf of the Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) Programme, which is financed by the Global Environment Facility and implemented by UNDP, in partnership with the GEF Small Grants Programme and the United Nations Volunteers.

  This shortened version of the original 25-minute video features the initiatives of vulnerable communities to mitigate the impacts of climate change on their environment, livelihoods and infrastructure.  The film was devised, planned, filmed, directed and in all other ways undertaken by a group of 12 community representatives during a workshop held in the villages of Fasito'otai and Fagamalo. The full version was edited on location with the participants by the InsightShare facilitator in accordance with a detailed edit plan created by the group and wider community.

  This Participatory Video project was initiated and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UNDP/GEFSmall Grants Programme (SGP). For more infomation about the UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme in Samoa click here.  For more information about UNDP’s Community Based-Adaptation Initiatives, please visit the adaptation website.  For more information about UNDP Environment and Energy Group’s work on climate change adaptation, please click here

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