ZIM, KENYA IN JOINT CLIMATE CHANGE EFFORT

Tanaka Mahanya

ZIMBABWE and Kenya will join hands in launching a publication which interrogates factors which influence media coverage of climate change on the continent.

The publication is titled ‘Media Perceptions On Climate Change In Sub-Saharan Africa’.

The launch is a collaborative effort between the Zimbabwean office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the KAS Programme on Energy Security and Climate Change based in Nairobi, Kenya.

It reveals experiences, gaps and opportunities for advocacy and technical support in the sector.

Speaking ahead of the launch, the resident director of Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Anna Hoffmann-Kwanga, said they remain committed to partner with other sectors in the country.

“This launch brings together two critical sectors in which we are actively involved in Zimbabwe.

“The foundation has been working in both the climate change and energy policy space and the media sector in Zimbabwe.

“We remain committed to partnering with the government and non-State actors in both sectors,” she said.

She said the foundation believes that among a coalition of actors, the media could play a fundamental role in the fight for a greener future.

This explains its support for the research on ‘Media Perceptions on Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa’.