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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

10. Climate Change and Development Journalism in the Global South

Authors : Goretti Nassanga, Elisabeth Eide, Oliver Hahn, Mofizur Rhaman, Billy Sarwono

Published in: Media and Global Climate Knowledge

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US

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Abstract

This chapter analyses the coverage of the IPCC AR5 report in six developing countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Uganda), which all had a relatively low coverage. Premised within the development journalism framework, the analysis explores the contributing factors to the low coverage and highlights several similarities, including the considerable focus on the devastating impacts of climate change as well as the climate justice frame. The authors revisit the ideals of development journalism, stressing a bottom-up approach that gives citizens a chance to voice their concerns in the media, while giving more solution-oriented stories bringing hope instead of focusing on disaster.

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Footnotes
1
In this group of countries, Chile is a borderline case due to its considerably high per capita GDP and HDI. However, it was included to represent Latin American countries where many livelihoods depend on an agro-based economy.
 
2
Katine is a sub-county in the Soroti District of Uganda. It consists of 66 villages, with a development project funded by African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) and Farm-Africa.
 
3
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
 
4
IPCC. (2013). Summary for policymakers. Climate Change 2013: The physical science basis. Geneva, Switzerland: IPCC. Retrieved from http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/report/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf
 
5
IPCC. (2014). Summary for policymakers. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability. Geneva, Switzerland: IPCC. Retrieved from https://ipcc-wg2.gov/AR5/images/uploads/WG2AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf
 
6
Serunjogi, M. E. (2014). Global body calls for urgency in addressing climate change. Daily Monitor, November 16. Retrieved from http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Global-body-calls-for-urgency-in-addressing-climate-change/-/688334/2523364/-/d64641z/-/index.html
 
7
The time-lag is worth noting with this story appearing two weeks after the SYR launch on November 2, 2014.
 
8
Hardoko, E. (2013). The United Nations: Climate change is caused by human activities. Kompas, September 27. Retrieved from http://internasional.kompas.com/read/2013/09/27/2201143/PBB.Perubahan.Iklim.Disebabkan.Ulah.Manusia.
 
9
Aditya, R. (2014). Global warming already destroyed Australian Coral Reefs. Kompas, April 2. Retrieved from http://techno.okezone.com/read/2014/04/02/56/964135/pemanasan-global-sudah-hancurkan-terumbu-karang-australia
 
10
Pertiwi, A. (2014). Global warming, the peak of earth damage 2100. Koran Tempo, November 3. Retrieved from http://dunia.tempo.co/read/news/2014/11/03/117619170/pemanasan-global-puncak-kerusakan-bumi-2100.
 
11
As a low-lying riparian country, Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and floods. The 2015 Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas, placed Bangladesh at the top of a list of ten countries “at extreme risk”, cautioning that the impacts of climate change and food insecurity could lead to increased civil unrest and violence in 32 of the 198 countries assessed (Pantsios 2014).
 
12
Espinoza, C. (2014). Less water availability will be the main climate change impact in Chile. La Tercera, April 1. Retrieved from http://papeldigital.info/lt/index.html?2014040101
 
13
Guzmán, L. (2014). Western food is not healthy for the planet. El Mercurio, November 13. Retrieved from: http://impresa.elmercurio.com/pages/LUNHomepage.aspx?BodyID=1&dt=2014-11-13&dtB=2014-11-13&dtB=13-11-2014
 
14
Serunjogi, M. E. (2014). Global body calls for urgency in addressing climate change. Daily Monitor, November 16. Retrieved from http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Global-body-calls-for-urgency-in-addressing-climate-change/-/688334/2523364/-/d64641z/-/index.html
 
15
Tajuba, P. (2014). Temperature rise threatens coffee production. Daily Monitor, November 11. Retrieved from http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Tempreture-rise-threatens-coffee-production/-/688616/2517510/-/3p8a8q/-/index.html
 
16
African Media Initiative (2013). Facts about the Mubuku irrigation scheme. New Vision, October 8, p. 27.
 
17
Mulondo, M. (2014). Kadaga sounds drum for tree planting. New Vision, April 17, p. 7.
 
18
Museveni, Y. K. (2014). We must get people out of wetlands and forests. Daily Monitor, April 1, p. 10.
 
19
Rwakakumba, M. (2014). After losing Uganda’s forest cover, we will face water crisis. Daily Monitor, April 15, p. 10.
 
20
Niyonzima, G. (2014). Tree planting is good investment. Daily Monitor, November 10. Retrieved from http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/Tree-planting-is-good-investment/-/691260/2516528/-/format/xhtml/-/wldcdjz/-/index.html
 
21
Alarm rings for climate system: UN blames mankind for global warming, calls for curbing fossil-fuel burning. The Daily Star, September 28, 2013, p. 16.
 
22
Use of fossil fuel must be reduced. The Prothom Alo, November 3, 2014, p. 7.
 
23
Micro loans can offset effects of climate change: Analysts. The Daily Star, November 16, 2014, p. B4.
 
24
Propose monitoring wing in South Asia: Greens urge government. The Daily Star, November 13, 2014, p. 5.
 
25
Ensure free movement of climate migrants: Rights bodies urge leaders. The Daily Star, November 16, 2014, p. 5.
 
26
Museveni, Y. K. (2014). We must get people out of wetlands and forests. Daily Monitor, April 1, p. 10.
 
27
Laksmi, B. L. (2014). The earth is still in political struggle. Kompas, November 10. Retrieved from http://www.bmkg.go.id/bmkg_Pusat/Links/Eklipping_Detail.bmkg?id=b8xb3891206gp5z23814
 
28
Vidal, J. (2014). “We expect catastrophe”: Manila, the megacity on the climate frontline. The Guardian, March 31. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/31/ipcc-climate-change-cities-manila
 
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Metadata
Title
Climate Change and Development Journalism in the Global South
Authors
Goretti Nassanga
Elisabeth Eide
Oliver Hahn
Mofizur Rhaman
Billy Sarwono
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Media and Global Climate Knowledge

Print ISBN: 978-1-137-52320-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-52321-1

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52321-1_10