ADB to help raise public awareness on climate change

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a technical assistance grant to raise awareness through the media on the serious threat that climate change poses to hundreds of millions of people in the region. A grant of US$450,000 from ADB's Climate Change Fund, together with $271,000 provided by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), will go towards providing technical training and improving knowledge of broadcast journalists reporting on climate-related issues for national broadcasters in Asia and the Pacific. Four workshops will be held in India, People's Republic of China (PRC), Philippines and Thailand, and it is expected that participants will generate more than 100 short television news features for national broadcast on issues such as climate proofing, disaster risk management and clean energy. The best of the news features will be promoted and distributed to regional and international television networks. Read the entire article here: ADB To Raise Public Awareness on Climate Change