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Table 3 Information environment for climate change

From: Engaging health professionals in climate change: a cross-national study of psychological distance across 12 countries

Category

Content

Countries

Public Sector

 Environment

Environmental Protection Agency (Ethiopia)

Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of environment forest (Nepal, Nigeria)

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Mongolia)

Ethiopia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia

 Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture (Ethiopia)

Ethiopia

 Health

Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)

Disaster Management Department (Tanzania)

Ethiopia, Tanzania

 Meteorological

Tanzania Meteorological Agency (Tanzania)

Environment and Climate Change (Canada)

Afghanistan Meteorological Department (Afghanistan)

Afghanistan, Canada, Tanzania

Media

 Social Media

Facebook (Malaysia, Zambia, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Canada)

Afghanistan, Canada, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Zambia

 Print Media

Newspaper (Malaysia, Nepal, Canada)

Canada, Malaysia, Nepal

 Broadcast or TV

News station (Malaysia, Zambia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria)

Broadcast Cooperation (Ethiopian, Zambia)

Radio (Canada, Afghanistan)

Malaysia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Zambia

Religion

Christian, Islam religious leaders

Zambia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia

Community Activities

 Education

Educational courses by Addis Ababa University and Gandhi Medical College (Ethiopia)

Climate change school clubs (Canada)

Canada, Ethiopia

 Activity

Climate change protest (Canada)

Canada

 NGO

UNICEF projects and conferences (Mongolia)

WWF the worldwide fund for nature (Nepal)

NCCSP: Nepal climate change support program (Nepal)

Mongolia, Nepal

 Institute

Micrology, Hydrology and Environment (Mongolia)

Mongolia