Through the Goodwall initiative, ALBATROSS has launched a new campaign to collect stories and survey responses from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and South Africa on the indigenous knowledge and local knowledge (IKLK) of weather forecasting in these countries.

For many years, communities around the world have relied on natural signs to predict the weather and prepare for the changing seasons. From deciding when to plant crops to storing food and protecting livestock, these traditional practices help people to adapt to a changing climate.

The “Weather Watchers” campaign aims to learn from indigenous knowledge used to forecast weather and seasons, as well as local practices to adapt or cope with a changing climate. “We aim to understand to what extent people are using and trusting scientific forecasts”, explained Joy Ommer (KAJO), one of the partners involved.

From 19 June to 19 August, the campaign encourages participants to record their story in a short video and a brief survey and upload them to the Goodwall platform. In the video, they must answer what natural signs their community uses to predict the weather or seasons and what actions their community has taken to adapt to weather changes. Two campaigns are running in parallel, one in French and one in English.

Goodwall will reward the first 250 individuals who fill out the survey with 7$, and 50$ for the top 20 video winners.