To celebrate World Environment Day 5 June 2010, here's a series of videos from down under that focuses on the developing world.

It's from EngageMedia 'Social justice and environmental videos from the Asia Pacific'  

Time for Reel Action (T4RA) is a video compilation of Asia-Pacific Climate Change stories that explores the impacts, the action and the Climate solutions emerging from the region. Time for Reel Action

One of the videos is an animation Wake Up, Freak Out - Then Get a Grip

Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo.

From the filmmakers' website:

This really isn’t about polar bears any more. At this very moment, the fate of civilization itself hangs in the balance. It turns out that the way we have been calculating the future impacts of climate change up to now has been missing a really important piece of the picture. It seems we are now dangerously close to the tipping point in the world's climate system; this is the point of no return, after which truly catastrophic changes become inevitable. Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip is a short, animated film about climate change by Leo Murray.
Wake Up, Freak Out

It's a combination of approaching apocalypse, appeal to change our lifestyles, and call to social and political action.

Meanwhile for those who haven't noticed there is an important Climate Change conference taking place in Bonn right now, then visit the UNFCCC or the tcktcktck Fresh Air Center for details.

Incidentally, the Global host country for World Environment Day is Rwanda. Their Poverty and Environment Initiative: 

Please don't let WED pass without taking some action, however small.