ABSTRACT In Africa and elsewhere, climate change is a socio-political challenge. The required changes linked to addressing climate change risks in terms of mitigation and adaptation measures relate to decision-making processes as found in socio-political systems where debate and discourse are unavoidable. There is a burgeoning literature on media representation of climate change documenting how various societies are making sense of climate change issues via public discourse. However, global reviews suggest a dearth of such studies on Africa. Importantly, there is no empirical information on the extent of the research paucity and the dynamics of research on public discourse on climate change in the region. This paper presents a systematic review of literature on media(ted) climate change communication in Africa and describes the extent of growth and diversity in the field. It also probes whether the emerging field is paying attention to any contribution from Africa’s theoretical lenses. Results suggest there is a pale picture of the understanding of what communication effort is underway to get Africans to engage with climate change issues via the media. The study’s report is useful to policymakers, researchers, climate change communicators and organisations interested in bridging the value-gap in climate change governance.

中文翻译：

---

非洲媒体的气候变化与公众参与：相关文献的系统综述

摘要在非洲和其他地方，气候变化是一项社会政治挑战。与在缓解和适应措施方面应对气候变化风险有关的必要变化涉及社会政治系统中不可避免地存在辩论和讨论的决策过程。关于媒体对气候变化的报道越来越多，文献记载了各个社会如何通过公共话语来理解气候变化问题。但是，全球评论表明缺乏对非洲的此类研究。重要的是，在该地区关于气候变化的公众话语研究的匮乏程度和研究动态方面，没有经验信息。本文介绍了有关非洲气候变化传播媒体的文献的系统综述，并描述了该领域的增长和多样性。它还探讨了新兴领域是否正在关注非洲的理论视角的任何贡献。结果表明，人们对正在开展哪些沟通工作以使非洲人通过媒体参与应对气候变化问题的认识苍白。该研究报告对有兴趣弥合气候变化治理中的价值差距的政策制定者，研究人员，气候变化传播者和组织有用。结果表明，人们对正在开展哪些沟通工作以使非洲人通过媒体参与应对气候变化问题的认识苍白。该研究报告对有兴趣弥合气候变化治理中的价值差距的政策制定者，研究人员，气候变化传播者和组织有用。结果表明，人们对正在开展哪些沟通工作以使非洲人通过媒体参与应对气候变化问题的认识苍白。该研究报告对有兴趣弥合气候变化治理中的价值差距的政策制定者，研究人员，气候变化传播者和组织有用。