Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said mass media can play a pivotal role in creating awareness among the people for preserving environment and nature. “We have made our existence critical through destroying our environment …so, the mass media can play a role to make people adapt to climate change and disaster preparedness through awareness,” said the minister. The minister made these comments while attending the closing session of the two-day ‘The 5th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Summit’ held at Nepalese capital Kathmandu, said a press release issued in Dhaka yesterday.

The conference adopted Kathmandu Media Action Plan unanimously which would be included into the agenda of the next global meeting on the disaster risk reduction.

Earlier on Thursday, the information minister met Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli at his office in Kathmandu.