• PRAN NATH PANDEY

Abstract: Vulnerability to climate and environmental changes is now globally acknowledged. In the last three decades, the country has experienced nearly hundreds of climate-related disasters including drought, extreme temperature, floods, and storms. These natural events killed thousands of people, destroyed infrastructure and properties worth millions. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) stresses education, training and awareness in addressing the problem of climate change. The mass media sources are common platform for large segment of population at regional, national and global levels. The mass media is the single largest source that can play vital role in imparting awareness, providing knowledge and information regarding climate change and its effects. Various media sources have started strong campaign by development and implementation of educational and public awareness programmes on climate change and its effects. A survey based study was conducted in educated urban settlers of Bhopal city to investigate their awareness and knowledge and how they acquire the information on climate change. The random sample was collected and the respondents were classified into six groups – general population, students, media persons, environment experts, senior citizens and municipal employees. The responses were collected through questionnaire and then subject to qualitative analysis. The results show that there is high variability in the responses and knowledge regarding climate change, the results also shows that the awareness is very poor among the respondents.

Key words – Climate change, environmental issues, sustainable, mass media, awareness etc

"“Role of Mass Media sources in creating Awareness towards Climate Change in Urban Educated society”. - Survey study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.182-190, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906R67.pdf

"“Role of Mass Media sources in creating Awareness towards Climate Change in Urban Educated society”. - Survey study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp182-190, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906R67.pdf