During the upcoming Planetary Security Conference senior policy makers, NGOs and other stake holders will come together for a two-day gathering on water, climate change and conflict.
Media development organization Free Press Unlimited works globally in support of independent media, strengthening their capacity to inform people and hold governments accountable for their actions. Free Press Unlimited has invited journalists reporting on climate and the environment to attend the conference. These journalists publish stories that raise awareness and inform local populations of issues relating to climate change.
Journalists from Iraq, Mali, Ethiopia, Nepal and Sudan have been invited to attend this conference, as the people living in these regions are frequently confronted with the effects of climate change. With access to this gathering of experts, sharing their thoughts, experiences and resources, these journalists will be able to strengthen their climate reporting. The journalists will be given the opportunity to share their stories of environmental impact on the lives of the communities in which they work. These include stories about the effects of climate change on the situation around the Mosul Dam and the Khasa lake in Iraq.
Journalism plays a vital role in shedding light on the impact of climate change. For this reason, the Planetary Security Initiative has made it possible for Free Press Unlimited to hold an expert workshop on climate journalism, on the 11th and 14th of December, with this group of Dutch and international journalists. The Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) will partially lead expert sessions during the workshop.
These sessions will use the experience NEFEJ has built up as leaders in the field of environmental journalism to present concrete cases and practical reporting tools. The workshop will equally aim to engage the journalists in sharing their experiences, approach, challenges and possible solutions for reporting on climate change, water and conflict.
By attending the conference, and the workshop developed around it, journalists will be better equipped to generate effective, interesting and impact-full coverage both locally and internationally on issues relating to water, conflict and climate change.