BBC World Programme Highlights: Hope in a Changing Climate

BBC World broadcast the 22-minute version of "Hope in a Changing Climate" November 27, 2009 and January 1, 2010.   The 30-minute version of the film  premiered at COP15 at the Museum of Natural History in Copenhagen December 17, 2009. 

Screenings and facilitated discussions of “Hope in a Changing Climate” are confirmed with 71 organizations on 6 continents in 29 nations, organized by the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) and the Mason Center for Climate and Society.

If you would like to host your own facilitated screening and discussion, the Environmental Education Media Project is providing host organizations with a discussion guide, access for viewing “Hope in a Changing Climate”, templates for invitations and press releases, and a range of other support materials (see Host a Screening & Discussion).

Please join with us in this global effort to watch the film, discuss the issues, tell the story and shape our common future.

(Hope in a Changing Climate is provided in High Definition. To watch a lower-bandwidth version of the film, de-select the "HD" button on right-hand side of the playbar.)

"Hope in a Changing Climate" on iTunes
(with commentary by Open University faculty)

What is ecological restoration? How will it change lives in the developing world? Leading Open University academics Joe Smith and Vince Gauci introduce this three-part film which focuses on restoration projects in China, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Local villagers work together to rebuild the ecosystem which in turn has restored their environment. By changing their farming practices and re-vegetating these barren lands farmers are significantly improving their way of life. Additional video tracks include interviews with Rwandan president H.E. Paul Kagame and the Wang Family, a success story from China's Loess Plateau.