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Unpredictable Rain Looking at drought and rainfall around the world. Title. [teachers’ notes beneath each slide]. Man sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper during a flood, England PHOTO: COBBING/GREENPEACE. Rainfall in the UK. Elderly residents of a flooded village, England

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  1. Unpredictable Rain Looking at drought and rainfall around the world Title [teachers’ notes beneath each slide] Man sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper during a flood, England PHOTO: COBBING/GREENPEACE

  2. Rainfall in the UK Elderly residents of a flooded village, England PHOTO: COBBING/GREENPEACE

  3. What is drought?

  4. Why is the UK in drought?

  5. Who is most affected by drought in The Gambia? Jewo, from The Gambia, with children from her village PHOTO: ACTIONAID

  6. What is the climate like in The Gambia? Villagers, The Gambia PHOTO: ACTIONAID

  7. How are people coping with the shortage of food? Women preparing vegetables for ‘Hirambeh’, Senegal PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

  8. How are people coping with the shortage of food? Babily, from Senegal, with the traditional bamboo chairs he makes PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID Sira Sagna, from Senegal, preparing a dinner of bean and spate leaves mixed with semolina PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

  9. How are people coping with the shortage of food? Sira, from the Senegal, making diampe, a traditional washing sponge PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

  10. What are the solutions? Nieri Ko river during the dry season, Senegal PHOTO: SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI/ACTIONAID

  11. Short-term solutions Man holding a bag of food handed out as part of relief efforts, Senegal PHOTO: ACTIONAID

  12. Rainfall in India “We had an unprecedented hail storm. Local farmers are devastated. The flowers have all fallen off the bitter gourd vines, mangoes have been knocked down by the hail stones, fruit trees damaged, crops lost, tea badly damaged too.” Mari, India Woman in a forest, India PHOTO: TOM PIETRASIKACTIONAID

  13. Climate change Woman collecting water from a dried up watering hole, Kenya PHOTO: ACTIONAID

  14. Shower PHOTO: AUBREY WADE/ACTIONAID Girl drinking water PHOTO: LIBA TAYLOR/ACTIONAID Children cooking PHOTO: FARY CALTON/ACTIONAID Girl filling a watering can PHOTO: DAVID ROSE/PANOS/ACTIONAID What do we use water for?

  15. Shower timer PHOTO: THAMES WATER Water butt PHOTO: KRISTIAN BUSS/ACTIONAID Jug of water PHOTO: ACTIONAID Brushing teeth PHOTO: SOUTHERN WATER How can we save water?

  16. What can I do? PowerDown at school • Fundraising ideas • High school musical: hold an x-factor style talent show. • Dress up (or down) for the day at school. • Countdown: organise a spelling and maths competition at school. • Book up: run a sponsored book read in school, or a book swap or sale. • Go online! Set up a page on our fundraising website www.myactionaid.org.uk where you can collect donations, share ideas and upload photos.

  17. For further information visit: www.actionaid.org.uk/schools Title [teachers’ notes beneath each slide]

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