Cloud Nasara: Pacific Climate Animation project stakeholder workshop
A workshop will be held on Wednesday 13th February 2013 at the VMGD Conference Room to update stakeholders on the progress of the Cloud Nasara project and to seek feedback on the storyboard and character design of the Vanuatu pilot country animation.
The Cloud Nasara Pacific Climate Animation Project is an innovative new collaboration between Red Cross and the Australian Government’s Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Program (PACCSAP). Cloud Nasara aims to increase awareness of the science and impacts of climate variability in the Pacific, and to provoke discussion around how communities can access forecast information and take low regrets actions to prepare for future El Niño and La Niña events and adapt to climate change.
Two short comical animation films are currently being developed as communication tools. One film will give an overview of climate processes and impacts in the Pacific region as a whole. The other film will be specifically focused on Vanuatu as a pilot country, and is being developed in collaboration with the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD). The Cloud Nasara project is being developed through an ongoing consultative process, which includes research, focus groups, forums and direct communication with key stakeholders.
The films will be useful for organisations, government, schools, and community groups in Pacific countries and by regional bodies across the Pacific. They will be accompanied by a comprehensive resource ‘tool kit’ and may assist those working in the fields of disaster risk management, health, food security, community planning, and environmental protection.
For more information, contact Ula Majewski umajewski@meteo.gov.vu