Open AccessSome aspects of climate change communication and effectiveness in PNG
Author(s) -
Philip Cass
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v26i1.1106
Subject(s) - pidgin , new guinea , project commissioning , publishing , context (archaeology) , climate change , public relations , environmental communication , sociology , political science , environmental resource management , media studies , geography , law , ethnology , archaeology , linguistics , ecology , philosophy , environmental science , creole language , biology
This article examines some aspects of climate change communication in Papua New Guinea (PNG), particularly the use of Tok Pisin language. To place the issue in a broader, global context, the article compares the situation in PNG with that of the use of Pidgin English in Nigeria. The article argues that a major project needs to be undertaken to determine the effectiveness of this communication. It suggests drawing on the experience of both the Bougainville Audience Study and the BBC Trusts’ examination of climate change in Nigeria.