CPNE announces Climate Change Award for journalists
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 5 October 2016
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The CPNE has launched a Climate Change Award for journalists focusing on climate-related issues. This initiative aims to boost awareness and understanding of climate change finance among media professionals in Pakistan.Summary
KARACHI - The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has announced a Climate Change Award for media persons for producing quality content on various aspects of climate change, The News reported Wednesday.
“The CPNE is determined to increase awareness of reporters, subeditors and other media persons regarding climate change finance in Pakistan,” the paper quoted Amir Mahmood, vice president of the CPNE, Sindh Chapter, as saying. He was speaking at a focus group discussion on ‘Strengthening Governance of Climate Change Finance’ at the CPNE Secretariat.
Senior editors, environmental experts and reporters attended the event. It was the third focus group discussion after Lahore and Islamabad on Governance of Climate Change Finance, which is being supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is aimed at enhancing awareness of media persons, especially reporters, on climate change in Pakistan.
Several other editors, including Daily Express editor Tahir Najmi, Zahida Abbassi, Naseer Hashmi, Maqsood Yousufi, also attended the focus group discussion. Known environmentalists Muhammad Anis Danish and Rafiul Haq also attended the discussion as consultants.
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KEY POINTS:
- CPNE announced a Climate Change Award for journalists.
- The initiative aims to raise awareness on climate change finance.
- Amir Mahmood emphasized quality content on climate change.
- The award is supported by discussions involving senior editors and experts.
- The focus group discussions are part of a series supported by UNDP.
