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This short film from the STEPS Centre brings together an engaging cast of characters including a farmer, a scientist, a regulator and a seed policy analyst.

Each has a different view about how best to secure seeds for farmers growing maize -- Kenya\'s key staple crop - in drought-prone regions of the country.

The film shows the importance of informal seed systems, as well as formal ones, for food security in these areas. It shows how policy changes underway could have serious impacts on farmers struggling for sustainability in a changing climate.

Full Title: IWRM in the Pacific Islands- Highlights Video of GEF Pacific IWRM Project Activities from Inception to Mid-Term (2010-2011)

Bigger in area than all the land mass on the earth put together, the Pacific ocean is home to more than 30,000 small islands that have existed for thousands of years. The populations on these islands range from 1000 to 5 million. On these lands, sustainability is not taught; it is the only way for life to succeed.

The small community of Mabini is located in a remote part of the Visayas region with little access to basic services. Regular clashes between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the New People\'s Army hamper development and force civilians to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere.

Potable water is an issue. The only source is located two and a half kilometres away. ICRC engineers have begun to extract water from a nearby spring, to help both residents and the displaced.

Greenland is covered in so much ice that if it all melted, it would raise sea level around the world by 23 feet. While it\'s not all melting, scientists say that climate change is turning a lot of that ice to water. But, how do we know?