Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context - for iPod/iPhone

Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context - for iPod/iPhone

This innovative album introduces one of the biggest, and most complex, of today’s environmental problems – climate change. It features the hard-hitting, "Who Will Pay", selected as a finalist in an international film competition on "Vulnerability Exposed: The Social Dimensions of Climate Change" organised by the World Bank. This 'Earth in Crisis' album offer a sophisticated understanding of the processes and players that shape contemporary international environmental problems, evaluates what can and should be done in the future, and explores how responses to these dilemmas are intertwined with issues of development, international justice and responsibility. The eleven video tracks focus on climate change induced flooding in the delta regions of Bangladesh and in the Thames region of the UK. In the first five audio tracks, members of The Open University course team explore the main issues raised in the videos. The final three audio tracks explore some of the wider political and scientific dimensions of climate change. This material forms part of The Open University course DU311, Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context.

Episodes

March 8, 2010 1 min
A short introduction to this album
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December 24, 2008 4 mins
Finalist in the World Bank Climate Change Micro-Documentary Award.
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Transcript -- Finalist in the World Bank Climate Change Micro-Documentary Award.
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December 24, 2008 4 mins
Extreme weather events are getting worse. Forecasters predict that Bangladesh will be severely affected by floods, cyclones, droughts and the rising sea level.
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Transcript -- Extreme weather events are getting worse. Forecasters predict that Bangladesh will be severely affected by floods, cyclones, droughts and the rising sea level.
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December 24, 2008 8 mins
Villagers in the vulnerable regions of south Bangladesh reflect on the changes in their environment and describe their struggle to survive.
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Transcript -- Villagers in the vulnerable regions of south Bangladesh reflect on the changes in their environment and describe their struggle to survive.
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December 24, 2008 5 mins
Redesigning traditional homes. Local tradesmen in Bangladesh are trained to build storm-resistant structures.
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Transcript -- Redesigning traditional homes. Local tradesmen in Bangladesh are trained to build storm-resistant structures.
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December 24, 2008 3 mins
Investigating how much the villagers of Paik Gacha really know about climate change as a global phenomenon.
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Transcript -- Investigating how much the villagers of Paik Gacha really know about climate change as a global phenomenon.
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December 24, 2008 4 mins
Should industrialist countries pay for the devastation and suffering occurring in Bangladesh, where millions of people stand to lose their birthplace and livelihood?
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Transcript -- Should industrialist countries pay for the devastation and suffering occurring in Bangladesh, where millions of people stand to lose their birthplace and livelihood?
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December 24, 2008 3 mins
The results of a two year project to calculate what climate change is doing to the Thames Estuary.
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Transcript -- The results of a two year project to calculate what climate change is doing to the Thames Estuary.
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December 24, 2008 2 mins
The history of flooding in the region and the threat of future surges that overwhelm our current defences.
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Transcript -- The history of flooding in the region and the threat of future surges that overwhelm our current defences.
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December 24, 2008 4 mins
Changing policy on the Isle of Sheppey. When is it cost-effective to defend and when is it more effective to retreat?
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Transcript -- Changing policy on the Isle of Sheppey. When is it cost-effective to defend and when is it more effective to retreat?
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