Climate Airwaves: A new community radio project launched in Ghana

(CP-Africa) – A new community radio project called “Climate Airwaves” that seeks to engage local communities in Ghana in the climate change adaptation research and advocacy has been launched. The project “supports pioneering community radio stations in Ghana to share the latest climate change research with local policymakers and local communities, in formats that they can understand and use.” To foster a two-way communication, the “radio stations will also be a platform for communities to share their valuable knowledge with each other and with others – giving a clearer picture of what women, men and children are already doing in their daily lives to adapt to a changing climate.”

Ghana Community Radio Network (GCRN), Africa-adapt.net and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters are the pioneering organizations, with technical support from the Climate Change and Development Group at the Institute of Development Studies. It was set up to address the issue that new climate research often fails to reach those who need it most. To learn more, click here

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