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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>In a bid to impart a broader knowledge on climate change to people, World Food Program (WFP), through its project called Improving Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable and<\/p>\n

Food-insecure populations in Lesotho (IACOV), facilitated a sensitization workshop for journalists. The core aim was to equip them with techniques on writing appealing stories on climate change.<\/p>\n

IACOV is a four year project executed by Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) and the Ministry of Forestry, Range and Conservations (MFRSC) while WFP operates as the<\/p>\n

implementing entity. The project is intended to address the barriers to climate change adaption by strengthening utilization of climate information tailored for<\/p>\n

community needs. Also through this project, communities will be empowered to plan and implement appropriate resilience building activities that will transform lives and diversify livelihoods.<\/p>\n

LMS Acting Director Mokoena France said in the previous times, they held workshops for journalists but they learnt that the information on climate change does not reach people as<\/p>\n

expected. He said that was when they decided to include media houses\u2019 editors since they are the ones who approve stories. WFP had thus hosted a workshop for<\/p>\n

editors earlier last week. \u201cAfter these workshops, we really hope we will see a great change in news reporting about climate change,\u201d he said. France further said<\/p>\n

the training workshop is for journalists to have a clear understanding on climate change so that they can be able to pass the knowledge down to people.<\/p>\n

He said for so many years, Lesotho has experienced climate change which dictates how people live or will live and also allows break-out of certain diseases while it also protects<\/p>\n

them from certain diseases. He noted that it also determines the kind of food people eat or how they cook them. France said climate change has affected the<\/p>\n

lives of Basotho at different locations and their livelihoods. He said for information on climate change to reach every Mosotho, they need to work in collaboration with media houses.<\/p>\n

IACOV project Coordinator Nkopo Matsepe said IACOV focuses on climate change adaptation especially on issues of drought. He added that this project was officially<\/p>\n

launched by the government on October 8th 2020. Matsepe further said the project was organized in 2017 and the aim was to conduct surveys. He said the<\/p>\n

survey revealed the core boundaries to adaptation to climate change. Matsepe said discoveries revealed that there is lack of knowledge among people about climate<\/p>\n

change. He said they found out that Basotho, especially women and girls do not have means to sustain their lives due to climate change. Ministry of Energy<\/p>\n

and Meteorology Principal Secretary Themba Sopeng said climate change has become the greatest thread which faces the entire world, humans, animals and<\/p>\n

plants. He said the planet earth now faces frequent droughts, storms, heat waves, and floods as a result of climate change. Sopeng said the impacts related to climate change are evident across the region in many sectors such as<\/p>\n

human health, water supply, agriculture and food security and they are expected to be disruptive through-out this century and beyond. \u201cLesotho is not immune<\/p>\n

from the negative effects of climate change,\u201d he highlighted. He indicated that evidence shows that Lesotho has experienced an increasing frequency of natural<\/p>\n

disasters, erotic weather conditions such as drought, snowfall, floods and strong winds in recent years. He said the government then realized a need to<\/p>\n

urgently put in place, effective mechanisms and programs towards strengthening technical capacities and systems which create awareness that fosters social<\/p>\n

behavioral change among communities in the country. He said the media training is one of such interventions and the training will involve topics that include<\/p>\n

\u2018why the media matters in the warming world, a guide to policy makers\u2019.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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