Waste of water, throwing bad things into river, not taking rain water on the house, those are some of things that would cause climate change if there are no measures taken.
Waste of water cause damages of basic infrastructures (road destruction), landslides, loss of agricultural produces, soil erosion and environmental degradation, fatalities and injuries .
It also causes High consumption of ‘fossil fuels’ (such as coal, petrol, diesel) to drive development, Deforestation- trees act as carbon sinks and the Burning of energy sources releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
In workshop training of two days for journalists prepared by Global Water Partnership Eastern Africa), journalists are being trained on the theme titled
“Role of Communication in Promoting Water Security and Climate Resilience”
Through different presentation given by trainers, journalists were showed how in 2025, around 480 million of people in Africa will face either water scarcity or water stress one of the point highlighted by NAPA (National Adaptation Plan for Action 2006 ),the reason why journalists have to inform citizens more on water security and climate change.
Mr.Safari Patrick regional director of Global Water Partnership Eastern Africa, called on journalists to keep on reporting on climate impacts without waiting it to happen.
He said ”don’t wait flood to happen instead report how to prevent it early .You may show People in charge what is going to happen and they stand up to fight it before happening”.
On water security Jean Pierre Hakizimana, the Director Manager of Water Climate and Development Program in Rwanda told the trainees to know more on the sufficiency of water, in which way it can be protected and how water may be shared to others.
Talking on why Rwandan citizens are still wasting water, Dr. Omar Munyaneza the researcher and lecturer at University of Rwanda said that the rain of all period is the main cause of wasting water, they don’t care about the future.
Omar said” as journalists we need you to report more on water security and climate resilience in the language which is understandable to citizen as they believe in media.
In Rwanda ,Water Climate and Development Program have different projects in Eastern Pronvince , Bugesera District in Kamabuye sector, where they have projects started in 2013 includes water supply to 2000 people, giving biogas to 11 families and planting trees on border of Cyohoha lake south in protecting its erosion.
Climate change is caused by two major things, human activities and natural phenomenon like eruption, wind and other calamites that why journalists have to inform more on human activities as it is the first driver to climate change.
story by Tombola Felicie
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