Christian Aid is sponsoring a life-saving eco-home and garden, which will be a dramatic centre piece to the October Grand Designs Live NEC show (6-8 October 2006).
The show is based on the successful talkback THAMES series for Channel 4, which is presented by design guru Kevin McCloud, and is committed to being as green as possible.
Presenter Kevin McCloud says: "Sustainability has moved from being a fringe issue to something that touches every aspect of our lives."
Christian Aid will be transporting visitors to the show from the heart of England to a green and global village with the aim of raising awareness of the charity's work in addressing the impact of climate change in some of the world's poorest communities.
The eco-home, inspired by Christian Aid-supported communities around the globe, will feature four separate displays representing how each of the communities is adapting to climate change, how they are dealing with the consequences and protecting their surrounding environment.
Visitors to the display will get a feel for life in Honduras, Central America, where people are tackling deforestation, preparing for hurricanes and increasingly heavy tropical storms.
Bangladesh and Indonesia are spotlighted in the Asia section
which will look at the implication of rising sea levels and flooding, while in Africa the focus is the latest drought and food crisis in Kenya.
The final part of the display focuses on the UK and Christian Aid's campaign to encourage people to take action on climate change by reducing their own carbon emissions, adapting their homes and campaigning with Christian Aid for more government action to stop global warming.
People will also be able to support Christian Aid's work by 'purchasing' a virtual Present Aid gift, some of which are featured in the home, including tree saplings and solar panels.
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