"In May 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Senegal to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus-group discussions with Senegalese citizens, as well as 17 in-depth interviews
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with opinion leaders from government, religious institutions, the private sector, the media and civil society. The overall objective was to find out what people think about climate change, and to determine how to tailor communication and media strategies to support Senegal’s response to climate change.
Key findings
Most Senegalese do not understand the science of climate change. They have, however, noticed changes in the weather and seasons. They tell of drought, increases in temperature and loss of distinct rainy seasons. Most people do not connect these with global climate change.
People in Senegal are keenly aware of environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources, but they make little distinction between this degradation and climate change.
Drought and scarcity of fish are causing frustration and despair. Farmers and fishermen do not have a sense of how they would cope if the problems became worse. Senegalese are also worried about bush fires, deforestation, flooding, rubbish and air pollution. opinion leaders are particularly concerned for rural communities.
There is a strong tendency for Senegalese to hold themselves individually and collectively responsible for local changes in the environment and the weather. There is little awareness that climatic problems – now or in the future – are likely to have causes that extend beyond Senegal.
Although opinion leaders recognise that climate change is a global problem, only a few recognise that industrialised countries are most responsible for causing it." (Executive summary)
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"Ayant comme source principale des entretiens effectués au cours de l’automne 2009, ce mémoire s’attelle à explorer la réalité des radios communautaires de Dakar, la capitale du Sénégal. Plus particulièrement, il s’agit d’interroger les relations qu’elles entretiennent avec leurs
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partenaires d’appuis » afin de dévoiler les codes et pratiques du milieu. En interrogeant les rapports de pouvoir, de collaboration et d’affirmation, ce mémoire se penchera sur les problématiques de « glocalisation » et d’ « extraversion ». Ces phénomènes propres à un local entrepris par un international seront appréhendés afin de mettre en avant les attitudes de négociations et d’appropriation des radios communautaires face au milieu du développement. Les travaux de Jean-François Bayart et Achille Mbembe appuieront notre propos pour une compréhension du milieu valorisant les acteurs et leurs modes d’action. Les réflexions méthodologiques et théoriques s’efforceront de retranscrire la complexité du milieu représenté." (Résumé)
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"La radio, un élément primordial du paysage médiatique africain, a connu un développement fulgurant dans les années 1990, avec la transition démocratique connue par les pays africains à cette période. Cette dernière favorisera la mise en place de radios communautaires, dites de proximité,
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dont l’objectif est de donner la voix aux sans voix. Ce mémoire souligne que, malgré les difficultés auxquelles sont confrontées les radios communautaires pour intégrer les femmes de manière efficace, l’impact sur les droits économiques et civils a été relativement important. Le mémoire tente de montrer les types d’impacts, leurs limites, mais aussi le rôle qu’ont pu jouer des acteurs extérieurs, telles que les instances étatiques ou non-étatiques dans le développement de cet outil de communication." (Résumé)
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"The essays in this volume reflect a wide-range of issues and concerns related to children’s media culture in Africa. For example, several address the role of entertainment television in Addis Abba, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia and in the lives of Muslim children. Other essays introduce
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us to children-centered media from Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and the innovative programs of PLAN-International. In addition to entertainment media and children-centered media, media education and digital media literacy are also discussed." (Publisher description)
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"Les radios demeurent le médium de communication le plus approprié à la communication sociale et à la communication de développement en Afrique. Dans cette étude, il s’agissait de faire l’état des lieux de la connectivité des radios ouest-africaines aux TIC (internet, satellite, ordinate
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ur, outils de stockage numérique, etc.), d’analyser les usages mis en oeuvre, d’identifier les contraintes, opportunités, et de faire des recommandations aux différents acteurs. L’étude est principalement axée sur sept pays cibles (Ghana, Bénin, Sénégal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Niger) et concerne toutes les radios (communautaires, commerciales, confessionnelles et religieuses). Deux cent vingt (220) radios ont été enquêtées." (Résumé, page 8)
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"Senegal is said to be a democratic model for Africa. This reputation was promoted by the former presidents Senghor and Diouf (both Socialist Party), and confirmed through the democratic change of government to the Senegalese Democratic Party under its leader Wade in 2000. Ostensibly, the successful
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democratization is reflected in the mass media sector, which has gone through a dydnamic change since the end of the 1970s. In the course of the process of liberalization, pluralization and popularization, the market was segmented and media usage increased. The public sphere is established by political, religious, economic, media and regulation actors who compete for influence, control and ownership. One of the main characteristics of Senegalese media culture consists of multiple conflicts between these actors. In fact, the media played an important part in the democratization process and the development of civic resonsibility, but at the same time these transformations paradoxically contributed to the undermining of foundations of democracy in the last 15 years. After a historic retrospect, the article describes the conflicting practices of the competing actors in the public sphere, and explains why these practices are responsible for the lack of credibility of mass media among the Senegalese population." (Abstract)
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