Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BBC video showing the issues with coltan mining.
Youtube video looking at those involved in the mining.
BBC article looking at the impact of the mining

Impacts of climate change on Africa

DESERTIFICATION

Annotate your large map of Africa to illustrate the imapcts of climate change faced on this continent.

 

Your notes should cover the following:

Water issues

Food insecurity

Natrual resources

Health

Development of coastal zones

Desertification

Poverty

 

Use your imagination to present this well.

 

Your own textbook has some information on p55 and the smaller Contemporary Case Study book also has a section on p32. There are some other good online sources.

 

The BBC has articles which would be a good starting point. The WWF has written two very good papers on the impacts in East Africa. The Stern Report into climate change also had a chapter referencing the impacts of climate change on Africa. It is very long - but try just reading the Executive Summary.

 

Desertification - examples of issues and solutions

DESERTIFICATION

 

Study these pictures and read the captions. Write some notes explaining what the issue is, the causes of the problem in Niger and what is being done to try and address it.

Read this article and write detailed notes - including names of places and people - explaining how desertification is being addressed in this part of Africa. This article also expands on the issue.

When you have finished - watch this film

WaterAid

Use the link below to create a MS PowerPoint presentation on the work of WaterAid. Use the headings below to structure your presentation. Read the advice at the bottom carefully.

WaterAid


Summary of WaterAid

• Who are WaterAid? (try a Wikipedia search too)
• How do they pay for the aid schemes?
• What is their ‘mission’?

Choose a specific project country

• A profile of the country and specific area / areas (if relevant)
• What are the problems with water supply in your chosen country?
• What schemes have WaterAid provided?
• How has it helped?

Avoid the cut and pasting of information – this is plagiarism.
Do not produce slides is different colours. Have a consistent format
Avoid producing crowded pages full of text.

Hand in Mon 7/5/12

FARM Africa

Using the 'What we do' section of the FARM Africa website, complete the table showing examples of projects in East Africa.