This research examines the practices and challenges of climate change issue coverage in thernpublic media that focuses on the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation national radio and privaternmedia Fana broadcasting corporate Fana fm 98.1. Specifically, the study explores the extent ofrncoverage on climate change issue in private and public media programs. Agenda setting andrnframing were employed as theoretical frameworks of the study. The study has employed arnqualitative method for data collection and analysis. The practices and challenges of climaternchange issue coverage in private and public media have been examined through focus grouprndiscussion and group discussion, with program producer journalists and in interviews withrneditors in the studied media. In addition, observation and content analyses of climate changernprograms were carried out. The study revealed that Public media, Ethiopian Radio, was foundrnhaving permanent radio program for climate change but the coverage was found inadequate. Inrnthe case of private media; Fana fm 98.1 have not permanent program. Most of climate changernprogram of Fana fm 98.1 were event oriented and gave coverage for both domestic and foreignrnclimate change issues. For public media most of the stories were planned and focused onrndomestic climate change and environmental issues. The findings generally indicate that bothrnprivate and public media has given inadequate coverage to climate change issues. In both of thernstudied private and public media environmental and climate change journalists have lackedrnprofessional training on climate change related issues and this was a challenge in climate changernreporting. In addition, lack of attention for specialization incorrect report which is released fromrngovernment and non-governmental organizations and lack of valid source and logistic was foundrnto be the challenges to adequately cover climate change. The study concluded that the extentrnmedia gives for climate change issue should be strengthened to enhance public awareness aboutrnclimate change and its impacts.