Building skills and knowledge about issues and journalism
Just 11% of the 1500 journalists accredited to the 2007 Bali climate change summit were from developing countries, highlighting the urgent need to provide training and opportunities for journalists from these countries to report on climate change.

Aim
Improve media coverage and public debate on climate change in the developing world.

Objectives

• Increase the capacity of journalists to produce greater quality and volume of reporting
• Raise levels of public awareness and debate
• Widen discussions to include marginalised people
• Create opportunities for journalists to build networks

The CCMP provides 40 fellowships a year to journalists:

• Working in non-industrialised countries
• Interested in the environment and climate change in particular
• Well positioned to reach the wider public and multiply their learning back home
• With commitment and enthusiasm

The CCMP is committed to giving opportunities to the less advantaged

• Women are encouraged to apply (See our gender statement)
• Journalists from Least Developed Countries and countries most vulnerable to climate change are represented

Growing demand for CCMP support is clear from the increase in applicant numbers:

• Bali – 185 applicants
• Poznan – 390 applicants
• Copenhagen – 600 applicants

Highlights of the CCMP Programme

• ‘Media Clinic’ panel discussions
• Communicating climate change debates
• Editorial mentoring support
• CCMP website
• Workshops – understanding climate change science and negotiations
• Rosters of experts, reports and events
• Reporting from the field

Volumes of reporting, 2007-2008

• On average each journalist produced 14 stories
• In total over 900 stories have been produced around two summits

The CCMP encourages quality reporting which gives human interest to stories by:

• Connecting understanding about international policy with local realities
• Accessing marginalised voices
• Giving journalists the experience of reporting from up-country
• Widening the number and kinds of stakeholders cited in stories

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