Visual Coverage of Climate Change in Pakistani Print Media

Abstract

Climate change is a worldwide occurrence that impacts societies across the globe. Pakistan is currently experiencing a high level of vulnerability as a result of climate change. The current study assesses the depiction of climate change in Pakistan's media. This study involved the analysis of five climate-related issues: (1) climate change and global warming, (2) water scarcity and the requirements of dams in Pakistan, (3) agriculture and food security, (4) floods in Pakistan, and (5) droughts in Pakistan. The study conducted a content analysis of news images from four prominent newspapers (The Nation, The News, Nawa-i-Waqt, and Jang) between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, the researchers discovered that all four newspapers extensively addressed three specific topics: climate change and global warming, water scarcity, and the flood in Pakistan. However, they overlooked the other issues, namely agriculture, food security, and drought in Pakistan. Overall, the articles on the representation of climate change in Pakistan were predominantly positive in their approach to addressing the climate issue.