Organizers:
- Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation Knowledge Platform)
- The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
- The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
- The Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN)
Venue: Dhulikhel, Nepal
Description:
The objective of the media workshop is to provide updated scientific information on environmental issues, particularly with regard to increasing impacts and vulnerability due to growing climate and socioeconomic changes and adaptation needs of the people in South Asia.
The workshop will consist of briefings from climate change specialists followed by question and answer sessions; interactive discussions between participants on how best to cover the subjects, facilitated by experienced journalists; and offers of networking opportunities, specifically tailored to the situation in South Asia. Additional resources that journalists need for sustained coverage of climate change, especially how to adapt to it, will be provided.
Target participants:
Journalists from Print, TV, Radio or online media who regularly cover environmental issues, especially climate change and its effects, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Selection criteria:
Those interested in participating should complete the application form and send to youthmedia@icimod.org with copy to info@climateadapt.asia along with updated CV and two clippings/links to relevant published news reports (print, audio-visual, online etc).
Download the below attachment for application form
Contact Details:
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
G.P.O. Box 3226, Khumaltar,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +977 1 5003222
Email: info@icimod.org
Website: http://icimod.org
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