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Mike Shanahan
Mike is the press officer at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). He works internally with members of the IIED Climate Change Group on their communications and externally with journalists to support their reporting of climate change. Before joining IIED, Mike was news editor at the SciDev.Net news agency, covering science and developing countries. At SciDev. Net, he both reported on international climate change policy and research, and edited articles on the topic by journalists in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Mike has a PhD in tropical rainforest biology and is the founder of the Research and Media Network, an online social network for journalists, science communicators and others to improve the communication of research findings.
Posts by Mike Shanahan
Postcard from Durban: Greener football and tree-preneurs
No commentsBusisiwe Ndlela was radiant when I met her yesterday. Just this month, and with money she earned selling tiny trees, she has bought a new cupboard and an electric stove and she is proud as can be. I met this 60-year old mother of seven on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa where she and hundreds [...]
»Consensus grows behind the scenes
No commentsIn the corridors of the conference hall in Durban there are signs that the climate change talks are starting to gain some traction. However the Green Climate Fund is being held hostage by the USA as a bargaining chip for a weaker roadmap. Small nations however are looking out from under their G77 and China negotiating umbrella group and turning away from China and India to demand a speedier track, and the EU may take the moral high ground and support that approach. There is also a suggestion that the Kyoto Protocol be extended, until all industrialised nations are in agreement. Are we witnessing a change in how countries define themselves in relation to climate change in Durban? The issue of speed may now define a country’s position in climate change rather than economics or geography.
»2011 Climate Change Media Partnership fellows announced
1 commentThe Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) has awarded journalists from 14 countries with fellowships to attend crucial UN talks in Durban that could spell the demise or rebirth of the Kyoto Protocol.
»25 tips for climate change journalists
No commentsThis collection is based on training presentations to journalists from around the world, and especially the global South, that I have given in recent years.
»Why the media matters in a warming world: A guide for policymakers in the global South
3 commentsThe Climate Change Media Partnership has today published a briefing paper that recommends ways for policymakers to support a better class of climate change journalism that is relevant to local audiences, builds public awareness of the issues and contributes to improved policymaking.
»L’importance des médias dans un monde en réchauffement
No commentsLe “Climate Change Media Parternship” a aujourd’hui édité un “note de synthèse” qui recommande des manières pour que les décisionnaires soutiennent une meilleure classe de journalisme traitant des questions liées au changement climatique, pour un journalisme pertinent pour le public local qui sensibilise le public au changement climatique et qui contribue à améliorer l’élaboration de politiques.
»Climate Change Communicator of the Year Award
No commentsVoting is open for the Climate Change Communicator of the Year Award for activities in 2010.
»Journalists from climate-change frontline to keep world’s eyes focused on UN negotiations
1 commentHundreds of millions of people across the world will receive daily updates on the latest international efforts to tackle climate change thanks to an innovative media support programme.
»Journalists from climate-change frontline to keep world’s eyes focused on UN negotiations
No commentsHundreds of millions of people across the world will receive daily updates on the latest international efforts to tackle climate change thanks to an innovative media support programme. The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) has awarded 35 journalists from across the developing world with fellowships to Mexico to provide vital coverage of the annual Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the end of the month.
»‘Truth Squad’ to target climate-change journalists at COP15
No commentsA US Senator is accused of plans to send ‘Truth Squads’ to the COP15 climate change summit to misinform the media there.
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