LAUNCHING OF GFCS APA II MEDIA COVERAGE REPORT Introduction: Climate services are an important component of socio-economic development of any society; however, there is demand of more awareness on the ongoing initiatives and challenges weather and climate services as well as climate change and variabilities

Observing that, below is the summary contribution of media coverage in publicizing GFCS APA II launch in Tanzania Media houses invited for coverage (both print and electronic) were 13 TV stations, 19 Radio stations, 12 Newspaper and 9 social media (bloggers) Therefore, a number of 52 media stations were available for coverage for both national and international publicity Summary of story released Television, Radio and Social media No TV Radio Social media-Blogs,

websites(links) Newspaper

1 Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation(TBC)

Magic FM Thehabarii.com https://thehabarii.blogspot.com/2018/09/katibu-mkuu-wa-ofisi-ya-waziri-mkuu.html

Uhuru

2 Channel Ten https://youtu.be/18Zv35bfx3k

UFM Thechoicetz https://thechoicetz.com/awamu-ya-pili-ya-mpango-wa-kimataifa-huduma-za-hali-ya-hewa-unaotekelezwa-afrika-wazinduliwa-tanzania/

Tanzania Daima

3 Azam TV Redio Maria Global Publisher

Majira

4 Clouds TV Clouds FM Full habari http://fullhabari.blogspot.com/?m=1

Mwananchi http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/habari/Wananchi-watakiwa-fuatilia-utabiri-wa-hali-ya-hewa/1597578-4765578-tc3drs/index.html

5 ITV Radio one Harakati za jiji https://harakatizajiji.blogspot.com/2018/09/prof-kamuzora-awashauri-wananchi.html#.W6FJkCQzYps

Business Time

6 TV1 Times FM Jmabula http://jmabula.blogspot.com/2018/09/awamu-ya-pili-ya-mpango-wa-kimataifa.html

Habari Leo

7 Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation(ZBC)

Wapo radio Nukta Africa https:nukta.co.tz/read/-watanzania-washauriwa-kutumia-taarifa-za-hali-ya-hewa-kwenye-mipango-ya-maendeleo.html https://twitter.com/NuktaTanzania/status/1041978127206043648

Dailynews https://www.dailynews.co.tz/news/ 2018-09-205ba35b5c1ef00.aspx

8 TVE Upendo fm Mteza media Msema kweli 9 Star TV Zenj FM Mwamba wa habari Tanzanite 10 East Africa TV

(EATV) UlangaFM WMO website

https://public.wmo.int/en/medThe guardian

a/news-from-members/tanzania-launches-global-framework-climate-service-adaptation-programme

11 Mlimani TV EFM Uhuru https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2171604576445820&id=1734592110147071

Mtanzania

12 DIRA TV Imaan radio Nipashe 13 KTN Safari radio 14 Morning star

radio

15 Sinrise Radio 16 Radio Free

Africa(RFA)

17 East Africa Radio

18 DW(Deutsche Welle)

19 Capital radio 20 WMO webisite

https://www.wmo.int/gfcs/apaII_tan https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news-from-members/tanzania-launches-global-framework-climate-service-adaptation-programme

Special program On 19th September 2018, GFCS desk officer and TMA communication officer attend a special morning session at Azam studio to elaborate more on implementation of GFCS APA II

See link below https://youtu.be/C8bq3cEJOw8

Below are some cutting of story covered

The Guardian

On Kenya news

KTN

Tanzania news

Clouds TV

Local newspaper (Swahili)

Uhuru

Mwananchi

Conclusion Media involvement is key part in enhancing and disseminating climate services, for that reason to ensure parallel awareness of implementation of GFCS APA II media must be involved inorder to increase visibility and attract society on use of climate services I submit, Monica Mutoni COMMUNICATION OFFICER TANZANIA METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY