Building A Strong Information And Communication Intervention Strategy For Climate Change In Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

The adoption of various information and communication intervention measures offers a veritable tool in creating public awareness on climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa which is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Such intervention in climate change information and communication strategy include: use of Research Extension Farmer Information Linkage System (REFILS), which makes use of village extension workers to disseminate climate change information to rural dwellers, use of print and electronic media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television, encouraging public participation, use of traditional knowledge and information systems, and building a strong environmental information systems, and building a strong environmental information policy on climate change in line with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) respectively. The application of these measures and observing good environmental practices as well as sustainable agricultural technologies will reduce climate change induced problems in the sub-region.