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1. Idea |
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A global rise in temperature of about four degrees Celsius, an increase of mean sea level by an average of 30 cm, as well as accumulating extreme weather events are the consequences of the most dramatic change of global climate this century, according to current calculations of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg.
The media and research ship ALDEBARAN will document the dramatic impact of global warming in the Caribbean with films and radio programmes, informing the general public in industrialised countries of these visible or imminent effects. The expedition "Sinking Paradise" is taking place in well tried cooperation with Deutschlandradio, Hamburg University, and Hamburg media businessman Frank Otto: "With impressive underwater shots of endangered coral reefs, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows a positive incentive for the protection of our global environment is created in various media projects." |
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2. Background |
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Increases in global temperature, mean sea level, and extreme weather events are only some of the dramatic changes that global climate shift entails, according to predictions of the IPCC ("Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change").
Low lying islands and coastal regions are especially endangered, even more so if they are socio-economically, ecologically or structurally unstable. About 40 of the states classified by the UN as "Small Island Developing States" (SIDS) collaborate in the panel AOSIS in order to design strategies to support sustainable development and to countervail the direct threats to their region, i.e. global warming, tropical storms, pollution, or coral death. The Caribbean has a magical appeal for a great deal of people, but undoubtedly this paradise is endangered: Should the sea level continue to rise in the next years, many islands would be threatened by serious flooding - the Caribbean could change into a "Sinking Paradise" far too soon |
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3. Realisation |
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Within the framework of "Sinking Paradise", the ALDEBARAN will visit selected SIDS ("Small Island Developing States") and AOSIS ("Alliance of Small Island States") member states such as Cuba, Belize and Bahamas. The public is informed about the consequences of global climate change through various TV, radio, and internet broadcastings; up to date, up close, and produced directly on board the media and research vessel ALDEBARAN. Due to her extensive scientific and media equipment, the ALDEBARAN offers the best possible conditions for an impressive and comprehensible documentation of these islands' concerns, for instance through diving expeditions. State of the art technology and equipment for research and live broadcasts are available on board the vessel.
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About ALDEBARAN |
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The research and media ship ALDEBARAN has been on the move since 1992 as "voice of the oceans". Intricate environmental correlations are comprehensibly and attractively processed on board and presented for the benefit of the general public. As many people as possible should hereby be committed to the conservation of the ecosystem ocean. Since 1992 more than 1000 radio pieces, documentaries, and more than 500 TV programmes have been produced in cooperation with different media partners and broadcast from aboard the unique media and research vessel ALDEBARAN. In 2006, ALDEBARAN is awarded third prize at the "Neptun Crossmedia Award" posted by hamburg@work, for the Students' Ocean Competition "Forschung auf See" (Research at Sea) which was nominated third best crossmedia campaign nationwide in 2005.
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ALDEBARAN Marine Research & Broadcast · Deichstraße 48-50 · D-20459 Hamburg · 040-3257210·· web@aldebaran.org |