UN seeks media partnership on climate change

LAGOS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Monday in Accra solicited media understanding in educating the populace about climate change.

According to a live web cast monitored, Boer sought the support while opening a media training workshop for journalists covering the UNFCCC sponsored Accra Climate Change Talk.

He said as many as 250 million Africans would be exposed to increased water stress as a result of impact of climate change adding that rainfall has decreased by over 20 percent in the last 30 years.

"This calls for a sustained enlightenment campaign which the media plays a central role," he said.

According to him, with adequate information the populace would support initiatives aimed to cushion the impact of climate change as well as demand positive action from their leaders.