Climate Change Communication in Africa
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Oxford: Routledge (2026), xxv, 328 pp.
Contains 13 illustrations, tables, index
Series: Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies
ISBN 978-1-04-055848-5 (ebook), 978-1-04-111482-6 (hbk)
"From legacy media’s framing of climate narratives to the mobilising potential of digital media, the volume examines the multi-faceted ways in which climate change is mediated through different communication channels and how different media can be harnessed to amplify African voices on climate change. Drawing on a broad range of theoretical and methodological approaches, case studies cover all regions of the continent, providing a nuanced examination of how the media shape our understanding of and responses to climate change in Africa. Contributions scrutinise different facets of climate change communication, providing illuminating accounts on pitfalls in climate change communication, climate justice communication strategies, social media activism and climate change, and datafication of climate change. This is the first collection to comprehensively address climate change communication across the continent, featuring perspectives from all regions in Africa." (Publisher description)
Introduction: Communicating Climate Change in Africa – Trends and Practice / Tendai Chari and Allen Munoriyarwa, 1
PART I: LEGACY MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
1 "Covering" the Changing Climate: Newspaper Reports of Extreme Weather Events in Malawi / Saizi Salim Katete Kimu and Leonard S. N. Kalindekafe, 17
2 Pitfalls in Climate Change Communication: Insights from Nigeria and Algeria / Ogadimma C. Emenyeonu and Nassir Bouali, 34
3 An ideological frame analysis of mediated communications about Zimbabwe’s Kariba REDD+ carbon credit crisis / Khulekani Ndlovu, 49
4 Climate change Newsmaking Practices in Botswana’s newsrooms: journalists’ perspectives / Tumelo Koboyatau, Lyton Ncube and Allen Munoriyarwa, 66
5 Bringing Climate Change Back Down To Earth: Intersectional Climate Justice Communication Strategies in South Africa and Beyond / Alex Lenferna, 82
6 Climate Change Journalistic Lenses: An East African Perspective / Shitemi Khamadi, 97
7 Newspaper Framing of Climate Change Responsibilities in Nigeria / Uchenna Oluchi Eze and Victor C. Eze, 112
PART II: VISUAL ARTS, COMMUNITY MEDIA, AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
8 The role of visual arts in climate change communication in Africa / Nancy Mtambo, Sehlisiwe Tshuma, Takudzwa Mandiringa, Daniel Maposa and Munetsi Zvavahera, 127
9 Strengthening Climate Action through Community Radio: A Case Study of South-West Region, Cameroon / Melanie M. Tchewo and Kingsley L. Ngange, 140
10 Leveraging Indigenous Media Strategies in Climate Change Communication in Ghana / Akwasi Bosompem Boateng, 160
11 Effective Communication on Climate Change in Africa: Global Noise, Local Expression / Jakub Siwak, 177
PART III: DIGITAL MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE
12 Artificial Intelligence in Climate Change Reporting: Emerging Journalistic Practices in African Contexts / Refilwe Whitney Mofokeng and Allen Munoriyarwa, 195
13 Datafication of climate change news in Zimbabwean Daily Newspapers / Albert Chibuwe and Takunda Maodza, 211
14 Beyond the Headlines: Examining Media and Internet Discourse on Climate Change in Mozambique / Dércio Tsandzana, 228
15 Podcasts, Sustainability, and Environmental Communication in the Middle East and North Africa / Thouraya Snoussi, 245
PART IV: PLATFORMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
16 From Platformisation to Infomediation: Trends and Imaginaries of Participation in #GreenNigeria / Jendele Hungbo and Didunloluwa Tella, 267
17 Communicating climate change on TikTok: Actors, cultures and practices in Africa / Gopolang Ditlhokwa and Lyton Ncube, 278
18 Social Media and Climate Change Activism: When Champions Meet Sceptics on X / Tendai Chari and Mmakgotso Theko, 294
PART I: LEGACY MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
1 "Covering" the Changing Climate: Newspaper Reports of Extreme Weather Events in Malawi / Saizi Salim Katete Kimu and Leonard S. N. Kalindekafe, 17
2 Pitfalls in Climate Change Communication: Insights from Nigeria and Algeria / Ogadimma C. Emenyeonu and Nassir Bouali, 34
3 An ideological frame analysis of mediated communications about Zimbabwe’s Kariba REDD+ carbon credit crisis / Khulekani Ndlovu, 49
4 Climate change Newsmaking Practices in Botswana’s newsrooms: journalists’ perspectives / Tumelo Koboyatau, Lyton Ncube and Allen Munoriyarwa, 66
5 Bringing Climate Change Back Down To Earth: Intersectional Climate Justice Communication Strategies in South Africa and Beyond / Alex Lenferna, 82
6 Climate Change Journalistic Lenses: An East African Perspective / Shitemi Khamadi, 97
7 Newspaper Framing of Climate Change Responsibilities in Nigeria / Uchenna Oluchi Eze and Victor C. Eze, 112
PART II: VISUAL ARTS, COMMUNITY MEDIA, AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
8 The role of visual arts in climate change communication in Africa / Nancy Mtambo, Sehlisiwe Tshuma, Takudzwa Mandiringa, Daniel Maposa and Munetsi Zvavahera, 127
9 Strengthening Climate Action through Community Radio: A Case Study of South-West Region, Cameroon / Melanie M. Tchewo and Kingsley L. Ngange, 140
10 Leveraging Indigenous Media Strategies in Climate Change Communication in Ghana / Akwasi Bosompem Boateng, 160
11 Effective Communication on Climate Change in Africa: Global Noise, Local Expression / Jakub Siwak, 177
PART III: DIGITAL MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE
12 Artificial Intelligence in Climate Change Reporting: Emerging Journalistic Practices in African Contexts / Refilwe Whitney Mofokeng and Allen Munoriyarwa, 195
13 Datafication of climate change news in Zimbabwean Daily Newspapers / Albert Chibuwe and Takunda Maodza, 211
14 Beyond the Headlines: Examining Media and Internet Discourse on Climate Change in Mozambique / Dércio Tsandzana, 228
15 Podcasts, Sustainability, and Environmental Communication in the Middle East and North Africa / Thouraya Snoussi, 245
PART IV: PLATFORMS AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
16 From Platformisation to Infomediation: Trends and Imaginaries of Participation in #GreenNigeria / Jendele Hungbo and Didunloluwa Tella, 267
17 Communicating climate change on TikTok: Actors, cultures and practices in Africa / Gopolang Ditlhokwa and Lyton Ncube, 278
18 Social Media and Climate Change Activism: When Champions Meet Sceptics on X / Tendai Chari and Mmakgotso Theko, 294
