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Coping with Climate Change:
Sandwatch Leading The Way [Video Guidelines] [How to Make a Video] / [Dans l'espagnol] [En francais]
The predicted impacts of climate change as a result of
global warming are increasing air and sea temperatures, rising sea levels,
changes in rainfall patterns, and an increase in climate-related extreme
events e.g. floods and droughts. In some of the tropical regions of the
world more intense hurricanes/tropical cyclones are also likely.
Beaches are among the systems likely to be at the forefront of the impact as they face rising sea levels, more intense hurricanes, more frequent coral bleaching episodes and ocean acidification. Adaptations we make to climate change need to focus on making systems more resilient and healthy not just for today but for the long term. A wide clean beach backed by a coastal forest and protected by a healthy coral reef can better withstand sea level rise and future more intense hurricane waves than a narrow beach, littered with plastic debris, confined by a concrete wall on the landward side and a degraded, dying coral reef on the seaward side. The Sandwatch vision is to change the lifestyles and habits of children, youth and adults on a community-wide basis and develop awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. This presents a framework that can used to help beaches, and the people depending on them for enjoyment, relaxation, exercise, sporting activities and livelihoods, begin to adapt to climate change and climate variability. Competition Theme The theme is coping with climate change: sandwatch leading the way and all videos submitted in this competition should illustrate the following three elements: How climate change is (or will in the future) affect your beach Your Sandwatch activities; these may include monitoring the beach, sharing information about the beach and climate change with others, and/or a specific project such as a beach clean-up or a tree planting activity How the Sandwatch activities are making the beach more healthy and thereby more resilient to climate change Competition Schedule Entry forms to be submitted by 15 September 2008 Video entries to be uploaded to the Sandwatch You Tube Channel by 1 December 2008 Judging to be conducted between 7 December 2008 and 15 January 2009 Winners to be announced by 31 January 2009 Competition Guidelines Videos to be a maximum of 3 (three) minutes in length Video format for You Tube: .WMV or MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format, 320x240 resolution, MP3 audio, 30 frames per second, Maximum file size: 100MB Amateur videos only (videos that have been professionally prepared and edited will not be eligible for prizes) Videos may be prepared in English, French or Spanish All entries must show an opening screen with the title of your video; name of the group (e.g. a school or a youth group) that prepared the video; name of the country; and the date the video was produced (month and year) Decision of the judges is final Judging Criteria The videos uploaded on the Sandwatch YouTube Channel will be judged largely on their content (90%). Production elements such as lighting, continuity, flow etc, only account for a small percentage of the marks (10%), since the emphasis in this competition is on amateur videos. Marks will be allocated according to the following criteria: - Does the video communicate the theme ‘Coping with Climate Change: Sandwatch Leading the Way (30%) - Does the video include the three elements (30%) - How climate change is (or will in the future) affect your beach - Your Sandwatch activities (e.g. monitoring, awareness-raising) - Sandwatch action that is keeping the beach healthy and thereby better able to cope with climate change
- Creativity and originality (30%)
- Video production (e.g. continuity, flow, timing, synchronization) (10%) Videos will be judged in three separate categories: 12 years old and younger; 13 – 18 years; community groups (adults 19+ years) Entrants All groups who are conducting Sandwatch are eligible to enter the competition. Beaches portrayed in the videos may be beaches adjacent to seas or oceans, as well as beaches beside lakes or inland water reserves. All groups planning to enter the competition are asked to submit an entry form online on or before 15 September 2008. Entry forms can be downloaded here Prizes Prizes include laptop computers, quality video cameras and digital cameras, and other items such as digital microscopes Be as creative as you can and enjoy the process!
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