Climate Change Communication in Africa

Tendai Chari is Associate Professor of Media Studies and C1 National Research Foundation (NRF) Rated Researcher at the University of Venda, South Africa. He holds a PhD in media studies from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Chari is widely published in the field of media and communication studies, and his research focuses on political communication with a broadened horizon on the interface between digital media and politics, media and conflict, and media ethics and popular culture. His other publications have appeared in the Journal of African Media Studies, Global Media (China Edition), African Journalism Studies, International Communication Gazette, African Identities, and Journal of African Elections. He is the co-editor of Global Pandemics and Media Ethics: Issues and Perspectives (Routledge, 2022, with Professor Martin N. Ndlela). Chari is a recipient of several grants and fellowships, and is finalising his single-authored book titled Diaspora Media and Homeland Conflict: Coloniality of Conflict Journalism in Zimbabwe (Routledge).Allen Munoriyarwa holds a PhD in Journalism from the University of Johannesburg. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Journalism at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in South Africa, in the Department of Marketing, Public Relations and Communication. He is the former Coordinator of the Media Policy and Democracy Project (MPDP). This research project explored the growth of digital surveillance practices in Southern Africa. He is also a board member of Intelwatch, a civil society organisation. (It can be followed here: https://intelwatch.org.za/.) Professor Munoriyarwa is also the Coordinator of the British Academy Research titled, "Watching the Watchers: Strengthening Public Oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance". (It can be found here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/watchingthewatchers/. - PI Professor Jane Duncan). His research interests are in Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital surveillance, digital media ecosystems, and climate communication practices.

"Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing our planet in the 21st century. Addressing climate change is crucial for ensuring a sustainable future, yet it remains a contentious subject. Climate Change Communication in Africa offers valuable insights into the challenges and complexities of communicating climate change in Africa. Diverse in scope and rich with examples, the volume elucidates the trends, cultures and practices of communication climate change."Martin N. Ndlela, University of Inland, Norway"Climate change fundamentally challenges humankind – and communication about it is a core influence on how societies around the world deal with it. Communicating Climate Change in Africa is a much-needed contribution to research on the topic: It compiles studies about public communication about the climate crisis in a range of African countries, some of which among the most affected by the climate crisis globally. Its broad vista – from stakeholder communication over climate journalism to social media such as TikTok – will help filling the gap of scholarship on countries from the Global South."Mike S. Schäfer, Professor, University of Zurich, Switzerland"Without doubt, this book makes an important contribution to the transnational scholarship of climate change communication! It is a much-needed publication providing insight into a great variety of fascinating case studies - ranging from climate communication in local community radio, to national legacy media to social media and the role of influencer across the African continent. A must read for everyone interested in more balanced transnational debates of climate change across the Global North and Global South."Ingrid Volkmer, Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia

• Introduction: Communicating Climate Change in Africa: Theory and Practice PART I: LEGACY MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION 1. Covering the Changing Climate: Newspaper Reports of Extreme Weather Events in Malawi 2. Pitfalls in Climate Change Communication: Insights from Nigeria and Algeria 3. An ideological frame analysis of mediated communications about Zimbabwe’s Kariba Redd carbon credit crisis 4. Climate change newsification in Botswana’s newsrooms: journalists’ perspectives 5. Bringing Climate Change Back Down To Earth: Intersectional Climate Justice Communication Strategies in South Africa 6. Climate Change Journalistic Lenses: An East African Perspective 7. Newspaper Framing of Climate Change Responsibilities in Nigeria PART II: VISUAL ARTS, COMMUNITY MEDIA, AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION 8. The role of visual arts in climate change communication in Africa 9. Strengthening Climate Action through Community Radio: A Case Study of Cameroon's South-West Region 10. Leveraging Indigenous Media Strategies in Climate Change Communication in Ghana 11. Effective Communication on Climate Change in Africa: Global Noise, Local Expression PART III DIGITAL MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE 12. Artificial Intelligence in Climate Change Reporting: Emerging Journalistic Practices in African Contexts 13. Datafication of climate change news in Zimbabwean Daily Newspapers 14. Beyond the Headlines: Examining Media and Internet Discourse on Climate Change in Mozambique 15. Podcasts, Sustainability and Environmental Communication in the Middle East and North Africa PART IV: PLATFORMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION 16. From Platformisation to Infomediation: Trends and Imaginaries of Participation in #GreenNigeria 17. Communicating climate change on TikTok: Actors, cultures and practices in Africa 18. Social Media and Climate Change Activism: When Champions Meet Denialists on X