By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi, Head of Department of Mass Communication, Baze University, Abuja, reviewed the recently launched ClimateAfrica magazine.
The launch was held on Tuesday at the Shehu Musa yar’Adua centre, Abuja.
It was attended by HRH, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammed Sanusi, CON, Emir of Dutse and Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Minister of water resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Environment, Barr. Sharon Ikeazor, and among others.
Read below the excerpt of the review Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi:
‘’ClimateAfrica magazine is one more attempt at coping with the changes in human excesses and the focus falls under the bigger picture of environment, science and geography. The divisions seek to break down an important element of human life asides providing a clearer picture of the climate change question not just because of the physical effect of the phenomenon but for the rising attention it is getting in political, governance and diplomatic spheres.
‘’It is for this reason that NatureNews Africa deserves commendation and the more reason the publisher deserves a salute for this vision, mission and cardinal objectives which deserve expansion of our understanding on the menacing subject and the attendant lead to find solutions both in the long time and in the short time through the gathering, reporting, analyzing and interpreting news on climate change.
‘’We can name some issues related to climate change such as desertification, conservation, deforestation, biodiversity, land use, ozone diversity, water and air pollution, erosion and mitigation amongst others.
‘’This issues may not be exhaustive but it covers the enquiries that humanity is yet making on the subject. It is important to note that NatureNews content is also divergent covering sections like focus, discourses, issues, insights, special reports, nature’s day, climate report, agribusiness and green tech.
‘’These sections are deliberate to cover broad matters on climate change, national and multinational responses, individual approaches to it plus comments, opinions and writing official and unofficial responses, amongst others.
‘’Rich in the use of images, the magazine contains textual rendition of senses in a bid to not only capture the imagination of readers but to affect the acquisition of the subject. A well designed 54-page publication is also creative in planning and indigenous design.
‘’In doing this, they show an understanding of an unpredictable nature which begins the need to leaving its words and images besides exemplifying the therapeutic power of nature, man’s best overcome its vagaries and the pleasure of our daily interactions with nature.
‘’The magazine is therefore wholesome and in the division of inputs, it demonstrated visual effects, the quality of writing and the promise it holds. ClimateAfrica with the slogan, nurturing a living environment, has chatted a fresh course, a specialized sequence that is a logical response to the times we are in and that departs from the usual temptation to privilege politics, economics and entertaionment and such others in previous publication.
‘’This part is pathfinding, confident and courageous but will require commitment to ensure readability. Regardless of this, it will be better in its mission if it eliminates sections like focus, discourses, issues insights and special reports which are conventional and replace them with climate change issues like desertification, conservation, deforestation, biodiversity, land use ozone, diversity, water and air pollution, erosion consisting with overriding focus and philosophy.
‘’This will further enhance the more appropriate sections they already have like agribusiness, climate impact and green tech.
‘’overall this is an excellent attempt at boosting specialized journalism and in diversifying the processes of educating, entertaining and informing the populace in line with the constitutional rule of the journalists and the modern need for the continued devolution of reporting focus.
‘’I congratulate the publisher and the organization for this initiative and I wish you well.’’
ClimateAfrica magazine is a publication by NatureNews Africa, Nigeria’s foremost online environment newspaper.
