Comments on: Communicate To Farmers On Climate Change http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/03/communicate-to-farmers-on-climate-change/ The Independent Family of Publications from Inter Press Service Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:31:01 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dereje Melaku http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/03/communicate-to-farmers-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Dereje Melaku Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:06:56 +0000 http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/?p=499#comment-702 This is timely and professorially perfect observation. We hear and read about Climate Change and other related issues and understand in our way. But never thought of as to how address and creating real understanding among and between the people. And also still the gap is so wide in creating a sustainable and community installed communication channel for tackling and overcoming the Climate Change effects. However, the good news is always there for people have began talking over issues related to the Climate Change, Disaster Reduction, Environment Protection, and so on and so forth. Amidst all these, in my view, one outstanding and indispensable point is how to address the communication side of the matter; this might be reflected as follows: 1.what is the matter - what really mean Climate Change in simple and day to day language and understanding of the people ? 2. who and how shall be communicated this "scientific" matter into common language that lead to equal understanding of the people from all walk of live? 3. how we should create access and empower the real victims of the Climate Change to tell their real stories. This is the core matter. unless and otherwise the we give the opportunity and facilitate the capacity of the people to tell, ask, understand, etc with regard to climate change nothing can be considered effective and successful. This is timely and professorially perfect observation. We hear and read about Climate Change and other related issues and understand in our way. But never thought of as to how address and creating real understanding among and between the people. And also still the gap is so wide in creating a sustainable and community installed communication channel for tackling and overcoming the Climate Change effects.
However, the good news is always there for people have began talking over issues related to the Climate Change, Disaster Reduction, Environment Protection, and so on and so forth.

Amidst all these, in my view, one outstanding and indispensable point is how to address the communication side of the matter; this might be reflected as follows:
1.what is the matter – what really mean Climate Change in simple and day to day language and understanding of the people ?
2. who and how shall be communicated this “scientific” matter into common language that lead to equal understanding of the people from all walk of live?
3. how we should create access and empower the real victims of the Climate Change to tell their real stories. This is the core matter. unless and otherwise the we give the opportunity and facilitate the capacity of the people to tell, ask, understand, etc with regard to climate change nothing can be considered effective and successful.

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