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Zimbabwean media benefit from climate change training Twenty-five media professionals from electronic and print media outlets across Zimbabwe benefited from a Climate Change Training Workshop organized through a joint initiative between the UNESCO Office in Harare and the British Council in Zimbabwe, from 15 to 18 June 2009. |
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Twenty-five media professionals from electronic and print media outlets across Zimbabwe benefited from a Climate Change Training Workshop organized through a joint initiative between the UNESCO Office in Harare and the British Council in Zimbabwe, from 15 to 18 June 2009.
Drawn from five radio stations, the country’s one and only television station, nine newspapers and the country’s only news agency, media professionals who attended the workshop included editors, bureau chiefs, reporters, producers and presenters - each with a distinct and strategic role to convey climate change messages to the public.
The climate change training for media professionals sought to:
The training workshop resulted in the formation of a network of climate change journalists, the compilation of a roster of experts and resources, the production of articles as well as the generation of programme ideas and concepts on climate change. The workshop was part of the “Our Climate, Our Future - A British Council/UNESCO Initiative”, a three-year project which started in February 2009 and will continue until 2011. The Initiative seeks to raise awareness on the effects of climate change in Zimbabwe. It supports youth, professionals, networks, and focuses on relationships leading to adaptation and mitigation policies. ![]() Maggie Mzumara, from UNESCO’s Harare Office, addressing the Workshop.
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