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Giving a face to climate change –Eye witness accounts about climate change -- Lowest ever sea ice level in Arctic -- World’s most energy efficient building in Germany -- these stories and more in this edition of Living Planet. Tune in via the live-stream or subscribe to Living Planet as a podcast. Send your comments and questions to features@dw-world.de. Environment Groups Giving a Face to Climate ChangeThe Climate Alliance in Germany unites more than 100 groups in a common goal to draw attention to the causes of climate change around the world.This prompted the ‘Climate Witnesses’ partnership, which has brought spokespeople from areas affected by climate change to Germany with a view to encouraging more industrialised nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. They’ve been involved in demonstrations against new coal-fired power plants and telling about their own personal experience of climate change in their home countries. Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) is one of host organisations. Living Planet speaks to Sabine Bock, Energy and Climate Change Co-ordinator about the touring Climate Witnesses project. (Interview: Irene Quaile)Climate Witness Mini-Series: Fiji and the Pacific IslandsIn Living Planet’s new ‘Climate Witness’ mini-series we hear first-hand testimony about the consequences of climate change.The shifts in the climate are starting to have an impact on local environments and communities. Communities in the Pacific region are perhaps most at risk from climate change, because rising sea levels are threatening island populations close to the coast. In part one of ‘Climate Witness’ we meet Dr. Fe’iloakitau Tevi, Executive Secretary of the Pacific desk of the World Council of Churches. (Report: Andrew Zubiri/Irene Qualie)Lowest Ever Sea Ice Level Recorded in ArcticThe Arctic sea ice coverage is shrinking at a far faster rate than anticipated. In 2007 the extent of the Arctic ice was 23% lower than the previous record in 2005.This year’s figures seem set to break that sad record. Arctic sea ice is important not only for polar flora, fauna and indigenous people living there, but also because it reflects most sunlight, keeping polar regions – and other parts of the planet - cool . Dr Martin Sommerkorn, WWF International Arctic Programme's Senior Climate Change Advisor speaks to Living Planet about the global impact of the thinning ice. (Interview: Irene Quaile)World’s Most Energy Efficient Building in GermanyGerman company JUWI was awarded the German Climate Protection Prize 2008 for energy-saving ideas. It’s one of the very few buildings in the world which produces more energy than it uses.The environmental organization, Environment Help Germany, has awarded JUWI wind and solar energy consulting firm the German Climate Protection Prize 2008 for implementing energy-saving ideas in their new headquarters. Living Planet went over the building in the tiny town of Wörrstadt to find out more about this architectural and environmental wonder. (Report: Mark Mattox)
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