France partners stakeholders on Climate Change and
the experience of Nigeria.
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| Panelists |
In an
effort to promote awareness on Climate Change, Pollution and Energy issues in Nigeria, French Embassy organized a round table to share media experiences
on challenges of reporting climate change issues in the country. Part of the
issues discussed include
Ø Climate change is real and it is happening. Only those
with the right information about these changes and their impacts on human lives
understand the importance of all the actions provided to check the menace of
the climate change. There is therefore the need to create A New paradigm in these
Issues - a more vigoruous inter-face between the media and Civil Society
Organizations in Nigeria
should be entrenched to boost campaign on climate issues.
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| Panelists |
Environment Journalists should explore other media
channels separate from the traditional media channels, eg social media to
inform and educate Nigerians about climate change. This is because it has been
observed that the social media trend is tilted towards politics and social
issues (society gossips). Climate change should be promoted on these platforms
too.
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| Audience at the event |
The media should highlight climate change-related
matters as developmental issues in their reporting and analysis. Just like we
have Polio, AIDS, Malaria, etc.
Nigeria
media organizations and practitioners should have more features, articles and
documentaries on climate change commissioned to inform, educate and even
entertain the people. Example, beach outings; one can use beach outings to
highlight climate change – we can no longer play on the beaches for instance,
because of the rise in water levels. What led to the rise? Climate change. These are what people are doing to fight
climate change.
