This book explores the influence of religion, culture, community, and digital innovation as key dimensions of climate change communication in Asia.
As climate change continues to shape our world, effective communication plays a vital role in bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and public action. Against this backdrop, this book examines the role of climate change communication in Asia by showcasing unique cases and examples from selected countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, China, South Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan. Divided into four key parts, the chapters draw on a broad selection of examples including rising sea levels in Jakarta, increasing numbers of typhoons in East Asia, extreme heatwaves and climate-induced agricultural losses in India and Pakistan, and accelerated glacial melt in Central Asia.
Overall, the book demonstrates the importance of distinguishing regional experiences from Western perspectives and highlights the critical role that climate change communication plays in raising awareness and promoting informed responses in Asian countries. This book will serve as a valuable reference source for students, academics, and industry professionals at both local and global levels.
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Contributor Bios
Introduction
Part I: Foundation of Climate Change Communication
Chapter
1. Momentum of Climate Change Communication in Asia
Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh and Huang Miao
Chapter
2. Moving Forward with Climate Change Communication in Singapore
Adha Shaleh
Chapter
3. Green Footprints: Climate Messages in Indonesian Television
Entertainment
Rizki Briandana and Nindyta Aisyah Dwityas
Chapter
4. Requirements for Climate Change Communication Policy in
Afghanistan: Climate Justice, Climate Change
Zohreh Alikhani and Ansarullah Omari
Part II: Climate Change Communication in Community-Centric Dimension
Chapter
5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a Catalyst for Climate
Change Communication in Malaysia: Bridging Gaps Between Corporations,
Communities, and Governance
Jamilah Ahmad and Suriati Saad
Chapter
6. Challenges, Opportunities, and Insights of Climate Change
Communication in Iran: A Path Toward Community-Led Changes
Farzad Gholami, Mehraveh Taghizadeh and Shirin Sadat Ahmadi
Chapter
7. Saving the Saigas via Climate Change Communication and Community
Efforts: Lessons from Kazakhstan
Shahreen Mat Nayan
Chapter
8. Climate Change Communication among Rural Communities in India
Muhammad Zammad Aslam, Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma and Muhammad Danish
Part III: Climate Change Communication in Religion and Cultural Dimension
Chapter
9. Islamic and Mosque-Based Climate Change Messages in Pakistan
Muhammad Zammad Aslam, Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma and Masroor Sibtain
Chapter
10. Climate Advocacy in Thailand Community through Cultural
Communication
Tanapat Temrattanakul
Chapter
11. Cultural Resilience and Adaptation of the Kelantanese Malay in
Malaysia to a Changing Climate
Nik Norma Nik Hasan
Chapter
12. Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in the Philippines:
Representation and Discourses in Online News Media
Leia Fidelis Gisela F. Castro-Margate and Jason Paolo Telles
Part IV: Climate Change Communication in Digital Innovation Dimension
Chapter
13. The Application of Interactive Projection and Immersive Digital
Art for Climate Change Communication in the Museum of South Korea
Zhao Li, Wang Lei and Yunxi Feng
Chapter
14. Communicating Complex Climate Change Information via Virtual
Reality and Artificial Intelligence in China
He Lewei and Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh
Chapter
15. Trends, Hashtags, and Narratives of Climate Change on Malaysian
Social Media
Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma
Chapter
16. Gamified Climate Change Communication via Carbon Island Mobile
Application in China
Huang Miao and Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh
Conclusion
Miao Huang, Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh and Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma
Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh is an associate professor at the School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), and currently serves as Deputy Dean of Research. He holds a PhD in environmental communication (summa cum laude) from Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. He has been a visiting scholar in Indonesia and China and has led several international research projects in environmental communication.
Miao Huang is an associate professor at the School of Animation and Digital Arts, Communication University of China, Nanjing. He holds a PhD from the School of Communication at Universiti Sains Malaysia. His primary research interests lie in environmental communication, as well as mobile application and game development.
Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma is an associate professor at the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She holds a PhD in arts education from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. She has published extensively in TESL, applied linguistics, technology in English language learning, and language of sustainability communication.
