Media Meteorology Engagement Series
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), the UK Met Office, NORCAP, Save the Children, and the WISER PASS East Africa project, is convening a series of national media engagement sessions across the Greater Horn of Africa to strengthen collaboration between meteorological services and the media.
The sessions will provide a platform for journalists, meteorologists and climate service practitioners to exchange knowledge and enhance the communication of weather, climate and early warning information. Participants will gain practical skills in interpreting weather and climate forecasts, understanding climate drivers and communicating forecast information and uncertainties in a way that supports informed decision-making and early action.
As climate-related hazards continue to affect communities across the region, the media plays a critical role in ensuring that weather and climate information reaches the right people at the right time. Through these engagements, ICPAC and its partners aim to strengthen the capacity of media professionals to accurately report on weather and climate issues, promote the use of local languages in climate communication, and support the delivery of people-centred early warning systems.
Implemented under the WISER PASS East Africa programme, the initiative contributes to regional efforts to strengthen climate services, early warning systems and climate resilience across the Greater Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia National Media Engagement
The Ethiopian media engagement session will bring together journalists and meteorological professionals to strengthen climate communication and the use of weather and climate information in public discourse. Particular emphasis will be placed on communicating forecasts and uncertainties, promoting the use of local languages, and ensuring that climate information reaches diverse audiences in a clear and accessible manner.
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Sudan National Media Engagement
This media engagement session aims to strengthen the role of the media in disseminating accurate and timely weather and climate information. Through dialogue and knowledge sharing, journalists and meteorologists will work together to improve public understanding of forecasts, early warnings and climate-related hazards affecting vulnerable communities.
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South Sudan National Media Engagement
The South Sudan session will focus on building stronger partnerships between the media and meteorological services to enhance climate communication. The engagement will support journalists in understanding weather and climate information, enabling them to effectively communicate early warnings and preparedness messages that contribute to community resilience.
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Uganda National Media Engagement
The Uganda session will provide a platform for media professionals and meteorological experts to enhance collaboration in communicating weather and climate information. Participants will explore practical approaches to translating forecasts into clear, actionable messages that help communities, policymakers and key sectors prepare for climate-related risks.
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Kenya National Media Engagement
Kenya's media–meteorology engagement session will bring together journalists, meteorologists and climate service providers to strengthen the communication of weather and climate information. The session will focus on improving the interpretation and reporting of forecasts, early warnings and climate risks to support informed decision-making and early action at national and community levels.
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