Changes in our climate, such as more severe storms and wetter winters, will increase that risk. Most scientists agree that climate change will worsen during this century, with UK climate change scenarios, showing that we should continue to expect wetter, warmer winters and hotter, drier summers, as well as more extreme events, such as flooding, sea level rise and drought.
Tomorrow's World Short Film Competition is a project conceived by the Environment Agency (North West region). It's an opportunity to showcase the talent of the future filmmakers of the Northwest and to get their interpretation of environmental issues. Students were invited to come up with the ideas, create a movie, storyboard or script about their view of the future.
The two briefs were:
- Climate Change & Water Efficiency: Saving the valuable resource of water, at home and at work. The education of water efficiency measures and installation of water efficiency products.
- Climate Change & Flooding: What we can do to manage floods, which means reducing the likelihood of them occurring in the first place, and minimising impact.
How would you combat these issues from your classroom? Who knows you may just be able to change the world with your film.
If you’re interested in finding out more or to enquire about entering next years Tomorrow’s World Short Film Competition and to download a copy of these films, click here.
Click on the title to see the film, the two winning films were:
Human after all ( Polar Bear)
Written by Emily Webber, Samantha Pickles, Jen Robinson, Karen Turley and Sarah Butler of Liverpool John Moores University
Don't expect a miracle
Written by Martin Langhorn of the University of Central Lancashire