Code for Africa Climate Change Project/Kenya
Bridging The Gap: Using Wikipedia To Fight Climate Denialism
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This page document the Code for Africa Climate change project activities in Nigeria in partnership with International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), in tackling climate denialism and related mis/disinformation on Wikipedia.
Are you a Kenyan Wikipedian with a passion for climate change? Would you like to use Wikipedia to fight climate denialism and contribute to climate-related activities? You are the person we are looking for. Please join the campaign by completing this form
Selected volunteers will be involved in Wikipedia editing, research, and uploading of climate-related information weekly as guided by WiR. The volunteers will participate by:
- Reviewing and updating/correcting existing content on climate change or related topics published on Wikipedia.
- Identifying coordinated edits/uploads that distort Wikipedia content.
- Researching and uploading debunks/clarifications/corrections on persistent misinformation.
- Researching and uploading new relevant and topical information on climate change issues on Wikipedia.