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Patrick Wrokpoh
Patrick K. Wrokpoh, has practised journalism for the last 12 years, working with The Inquirer Newspaper of Liberia as an Associate Editor. He is also the Monrovia correspondent for the United Nations Integrated Regional Information News (IRIN) based in Dakar, Senegal, where he has worked for the last four years reporting mainly on humanitarian issues. He is the current United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ‘Best Developmental Journalist Award Winner’ for 2008/09, granting him a fellowship with the Nations Media Group of Kenya. He worked there briefly focusing on issues affecting the community. He has also worked briefly for Agency France Press (AFP) and African News Dimension based in Johannesburg, South Africa covering issues on environment, health and politics.
Posts by Patrick Wrokpoh
Liberia leads on gender and climate change
1 commentIn much of the developing world it is women who work the farms and grow the food. Patrick Wrokpoh reports from Monrovia, Liberia’s capital city, on the country’s efforts to make gender count in the climate change debate.
»Facing The Heat: Latin America’s Bio-diversity Under Threat
No commentsStudies have shown a considerable increase in the intensity of extreme weather in Latin America and the Caribbean, and video footage shows that this could get significantly worse in the near future.
»A Royal Pleasure
No commentsThe Prince of Wales is interested in working with countries around the world, such as Liberia, which is seeking to make sure that its forest regions are wisely use for the benefit of its people, and the nation.
»Adapt And Manage
No commentsAsked to comment on when he thinks the Board would begin disbursing moneys from the fund, as most developing nations have been wishing, the UNFCCC secretary declined to say exactly when the disbursement would start, but stressed that this would take some time, and it was left to the Board to decide.
»“We Feel Frustrated”…. Visa Problems Mute Liberia’s Summit Voice
No commentsMr. Ben Donnie, head of the Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the rest of the delegation had to travel from Liberia to Abuja, Nigeria for two days, expecting that they would get visas from the Polish Embassy ahead of the opening session of the summit on 1 December.
»Developing World Urged to Do More to Tackle Climate Change
No commentsThe United Nations Climate Summit in Poland has heard a call for developing nations and civil society groups based there to get pro-active in tackling climate change, instead of waiting on donors or developed nations to always provide funding or take the lead.
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