International Community Radio Conference

Perspective on Community Radio in Thailand & in Global Context

Bangkok, Thailand
15-17 November, 2017

Session 6
Community Radio Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction

AHM. Bazlur Rahman - S21BR

Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication
www.bnnrc.net
 The Nairobi work program on impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation to climate change (NWP) 2007

Community Radio as a knowledge tool

in responding to climate change
under the Nairobi work program
Conference of the Party(COP)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Video Clip ! Connecting Mind
- Community Radio in
Operation: 17 CR On Air

- Total broadcast hour : 138 h

- Total Community
Broadcasters: 1000 Youth
and Youth Women

- Program Broadcast Per

Week: 489

Programs in line with SDG,

7th Five Year Plan, Climate
Change and DRR & Local
needs
 Program Broadcasting in DRR & Climate Change

Knowledge Societies

Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge

Creation Preservation Dissemination Utilization

Pluralism
Human Needs and Rights

- Increase awareness of the problem

- Encourage social acceptance
- Increase self-belief and confidence that they can act
- Improve knowledge of simple actions
- Increase engagement with the issue not for ! by them Community
 Community Radio in Climate Change and DRR
Disseminate concepts, policies and
best practices related to climate
change & DRR responses;

Speaking to communities in local

languages/dialect using terms &
phrases that are easily understood;

Providing two-way interactive social

learning through listening clubs, call-
in shows, and other forms of
exchange;

Scope opened for exchange of

dialogue/
Scope created for social debate in line
with inclusion

Community voices and providing an

accessible space for knowledge sharing
between communities
Community Radio in DRR: Recent
Experience

Standing Orders Disaster (SoD)

Cyclone Mahasn, Roanu , Komen and
MORA & Flood Response

Pre & During

- Broadcast Early Warning
- Disseminated Decision
- Disseminated Messages; Action
- Broadcast Interview/ PSA/ Community
VOICE

Post Disaster
Disseminated agricultural
production related contents/PHC

Dissemination about relief &

rehabilitation / Dissemination about
livelihood issue
 Results, Challenges & Way forward
Government & Community People has acknowledged &
appreciated CR role in Disaster & Climate Change
Adaptation
Holistic Integration of Subject Matter /Need-based
contents
Clear Messages, Concrete Examples (Sky to Ground)
Community Mobilization / Trained and Oriented
Broadcasters
Maintain Generators for Uninterrupted electricity supply /
More costly
Building Capacity of the Community Broadcasters and
Community stations