11/10/2025
18:00 - 19:00
BBC Media Action
Why attend
In this session, Shobhana Gurung Pradhan, BBC Media Action Co-Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, unpacks how media and communication can counter harmful climate narratives, drawing on insights from recent BBC Media Action research on climate mis- and disinformation in Nepal.
Session Description
As climate change accelerates, so does the spread of climate misinformation.From claims that climate change is a Western agenda designed to suppress the economic rise of Asian superpowers like China and India, to narratives suggesting that climate change will benefit certain countries, misleading messages on climate are widespread across Asia. When climate-induced hazards and disasters strike, misinformation spreads rapidly, particularly through social media. By questioning science or downplaying the impacts of climate change, mis- and disinformation distort public understanding and influence climate policy and action in dangerous ways.
In this session, Shobhana Gurung Pradhan, BBC Media Action Co-Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, unpacks how media and communication can counter harmful climate narratives, drawing on insights from recent BBC Media Action research on climate mis- and disinformation in Nepal.