Experts and researchers highlighted the importance of radio information in mitigating climate change in Dakar as part of the 2nd Media Summit on Climate Change organized by the African Union of Broadcasting in partnership with United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNRDD) and West Africa Democracy Radio.
It is no news that Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, which requires mass mobilization, accurate information dissemination and sustained public engagement.
Reaching millions of listeners, radio can effectively address the gap by providing timely, local, and contextually relevant climate information.
In this interview, Emmanuel Wongibe, the Deputy Director General, CRTV Cameroon discusses the importance of relevant coverage of climate change and the need to integrate them into radio programming and some critical issues stifling media growth.