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Hanover Action for Sustainable Living (HASL) was started in December 2009. They are a community collective who find ways to live more sustainably.
Dan, Sam and Munya are all 16. As part of their GCSE Citizenship Studies course, they worked on sustainability projects. This included Close the Door.
For architects Abi Torr and Mark Pellant of 
Kotha and her family farm on the dry plains of their village. As rainfall has decreased over recent decades, their existence has become harder.
Joaquin is a father of two. A coffee farmer all his life he has noticed how in recent years, temperatures have risen and rainfall has become heavier.
Leake attended a local climate hearing, where ordinary people tell politicians how their lives are affected by the changing climate.
In Papua New Guinea, Ursula and her family are losing their land and home to the encroaching Pacific Ocean. Her island has lost 20 metres of shoreline to the sea.
For an entire year, Beth only ate food from within a 100 mile radius of her home in Brighton. She also volunteers at Cranks fixing bikes for donations.
During his lifetime in Kenya, the twice-yearly rains on which Mohamed's family depend upon for food have become less and less reliable.
Eleven-year-old Keya's family spent over a month living on a raised platform the size of a double bed, while their home in Char Atra, Bangladesh, was under water.
Olga farms on the steep slopes of the Andes in Peru. Water from nearby mountains is drying up, so new irrigation techniques are being introduced.
Sathi is committed to working with community groups to make a better future for us all, and believes strongly in respect for other people and the planet.
Steve Andrews and Ron Sutton are part of the Coldean Community Allotment and encourage neighbours to interact, share skills and grow food.
Melanie ran a street workshop for three years raising money to open an environmental information centre in the heart of the East Brighton community.
Duncan is the man behind a number of imaginative and unusual green projects in Brighton and Hove, with the emphasis on clean air and the local community.
Mike, Natasha and Helen have made incremental changes to their lifestyle and believe if everyone makes small changes it will add up to a big difference.
The seasons in Indonesia are changing. This year a short rainy season caused drought and food shortages. Father Simon doesn't know what to tell his community.
People do what they can to prepare for disaster, but it's not always enough. Hasna has moved her family home five times in six years to avoid floods.NEXT EVENTS
| 05 Feb Seedy Sunday 2012 |
| 08 Feb Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth monthly meeting |
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| 05 Feb Seedy Sunday 2012 |
| 08 Feb Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth monthly meeting |
Climate Connections is coordinated by
With our partners
And our funders