According to the Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, in this training course, which was held in the Ibn Sina Hall of the Kish International Conference Center with the presence of the island's media and cyberspace activists, the public relations officials and experts of the Organization and its subsidiary companies, Farzaneh Memari, Head of the News and Information Department of Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, stating that Kish Island faces weather storms and heavy rainfall in the second half of the year, emphasized the important role of the media and cyberspace in publishing accurate content to raise awareness and reduce the damages of crises and incidents.
Referring to the importance of publishing correct information and preventing the spread of rumors, she added: the information reference in crisis situations is the Public Relations of the Kish Free Zone Organization as the information headquarters, and media and cyberspace activists must obtain correct information through this headquarters so that by coordination in correct and timely information dissemination they can help reduce hazards and damages.
Next, Masoud Ahmadi, a crisis management expert, described the hazards caused by adverse weather conditions and their potential consequences for Kish residents and explained prevention measures and ways to reduce damages caused by these incidents. He also reviewed the actions taken by responsible agencies last year and described the measures and actions that can be taken this year to increase preparedness, improve coordination among executive agencies, and reduce potential losses.
In another part of this training course, Mahyar Khosravi, Director of the Kish Maritime Incident Prevention Association, explained the El Niño climatic phenomenon, its effects on weather conditions, and the potential hazards and incidents resulting from atmospheric instabilities. He also examined the principles and proper methods of media coverage of climate crises and stressed the necessity of accurate and timely information dissemination, fact-checking of news, and the role of the media in raising public awareness during incidents.
This training course was held with the aim of raising the awareness of media activists and public relations experts about climatic hazards and strengthening the role of responsible information dissemination in facing climate crises.