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DW.COM in 30 languages ABOUT DW.COM Akademie Home Who we are Publications Contact Opportunities and Tenders Regions Africa Asia Europe/Central Asia Latin America Middle East/North Africa Key topics Innovation for Dialogue MIL Media Safety Media and Journalism Education Media viability Insights In focus Tools Library Impact Education International Media Studies Traineeship Training Workshops and Coaching Communications consulting Journalism Training Get in touch FAQ Who we are Publications Contact Opportunities and Tenders Home Climate change and the media Southeast Asian journalists train in environmental reporting A DW Akademie project in Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste is helping journalists understand and explain a region where climate change is causing disasters. Go to article In Africa, climate change podcasts offer new perspectives DW Akademie promoted trainings and media productions around the socio-environmental conflicts affecting countries in the Amazon basin. From the Amazon to Dubai: Community and indigenous media head to the COP climate summit DW Akademie promoted trainings and media productions around the socio-environmental conflicts affecting countries in the Amazon basin. Climate action needs media freedom Environmental journalism has a pivotal role in effectively implementing human rights. What is required, above all, is independent information, reliable facts, and constructive dialogue. Bearing the accelerating climate crises in mind, environmental journalists’ work has never been more crucial. But they live dangerously. What can be done to support them? DW Akademie's answer to this question ranges from supporting their education, fostering collaborative cross-border research to providing tools for media's crisis management. Combating environmental destruction with free media Environmental journalists live dangerously. Yet bearing the accelerating climate crises in mind, their work has never been more crucial. What can be done to support them? Multimedia content How to survive and thrive in environmental journalism For the eighth episode of "Survive and Thrive", our guest is Isabela Ponce, co-founder of GK.city from Ecuador. Sikika: Under the same sun In northwestern Kenya, refugees and the host community are being hit by one of the worst droughts in decades. EcoFrontlines More videos Sikika: Under the same sun EcoFrontlines YouTube playlist Discussion series: "Punto crítico" 24.11.2023 An event series that provides journalists from local or community media with tools to analyze climate change. GMF digital session: Tierra de Resistentes - defending the planet In Latin America, being an environmental activist is more dangerous than ever. A network of journalists across the continent has been documenting the scourge of violence, trying to bring global attention to the issue. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Off to sea! Environmental reporting on the Aral Sea Fifteen Kazakh and Uzbek journalists and bloggers recently visited the Aral Sea which lies between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The goal was to research the environmental issues facing the area. The trips were organized by the International Center for Journalism MediaNet (based in Kazakhstan) in cooperation with DW Akademie and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea A disappearing lake The project aims at increasing awareness and visibility of ecological issues and supporting environmental reporting in the region. Participants will prepare multimedia stories that will be distributed via traditional and social media. The reports will show how local people live and struggle as water levels fall. The lake is the main source of local income. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Spreading the news The journalists visited local towns and villages, a national park, fish farms, local small and middle businesses and the delta of the river Syr Darya. "We need to inform about the Aral not to attract foreign investment but so the population of Pre-Aral and the whole region learn lessons from this ecologic catastrophe," said Ogulbibi Amanniyazova, a Kazakh participant. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Putting into practice Uzbek journalists also visited the plateau Ustyurt, a dry lake called Barsa-Kelmes, a "cemetery" of ships and spoke to locals about their daily challenges. Both Kazakh and Uzbek participants received training in environmental and multimedia reporting earlier in the year. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea One of the last fishermen The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest lake in the world. It has largely dried out due to the diversion of water from its supplying rivers for agricultural irrigation. The waters still left in the sea are practically "dead." The shrinkage of the lake caused immense social, economic as well as ecological consequences for the whole region. Kuntugan Turganbaev still fishes the lake. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Fish tales Not that long ago, the Aral Sea used to be fish heaven for its inhabitants. How do the fishermen of Aral exist today around the nearly vanished sea? What has happened to the biodiversity of the region? Participants of the media tours will show the story through the eyes of former and current fishermen like these workers at the Kamistibas fish farm. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea "I'm finally here!" "I have been writing on environmental issues for the last 30 years. But I did not dare to cover the Aral story without visiting it. Finally it happened," said Natalia Shulepina from Uzbekistan. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Making the disappearing visible The multimedia stories will feature the cultural and sightseeing spots around the region that have been revealed through the shrinkage of the sea. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Learning to survive Many local inhabitants have left their villages and homes for good because of the diminishing sea. Others stayed and have learned to survive in these dry, sandy and salty lands. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Farmers adapting The shrinkage of the sea has caused radical changes in South and North Pre-Aral regions. Drought, water shortage and land degradation have negatively impacted local agriculture and animal farming. Nevertheless, the local population tries to adapt to these drastic changes by introducing new skills and practices. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea Dangers in the sand The participants will also report about the consequences of chemical pollution in the sea. Sandstorms now spread sand tainted with chemical contaminants. This has triggered a health crisis. To mitigate the risks, state and international organizations have started a project to plant saksaul, one of the rare plants that can grow in sand. Kazakh and Uzbek journalists visit the diminishing Aral Sea For the new generations "New generations have been raised without even knowing about the history of the Aral Sea. It is important to cover these ecologic issues so that people learn how to take care of nature," said Nursulu Murzakhmetova, a journalist from Kazakhstan. Author: Igor Brattsev, Amalia Oganjanyan @dw_akademie 23.08.2017 @DWAkademie 23.08.2017 From our projects Floresta Digital: Digital community network to boost Brazilian Amazon communities With free technologies, DW Akademie and Saúde e Alegria aim to promote a digital community network that fosters regional communication and strengthens local and environmental production chains in the Brazilian Amazon. Pathway to Peace: Striving toward solutions for herders and farmers in Northern Nigeria Conflicts between herders and farmers are increasing as climate change leads to a greater scarcity of vital resources in N. Nigeria. A DW Akademie project used local radio and podcasts to explore solutions. Environmental journalism in the Amazon: a journey to the root of socio-environmental conflict Between 2020 and 2022, DW Akademie, together with its local partners, promoted trainings and media productions around the socio-environmental conflicts affecting countries in the Amazon basin. Young Armenian journalists learn how to critically report on national environmental issues Facing governmental reluctance, young women journalists in Armenia successfully reported on environmental issues. In Lebanon’s first ever climate journalism courses, young reporters learn how to convey the urgency of a warming planet While today’s new generation of journalists in Lebanon have been schooled in media basics, new courses on covering climate change offer tools for breaking down the science and reporting on local environmental threats. Journalism to save the rainforest Environmental conflicts are coming to a head in the countries of the Amazon basin. Illegal mining and deforestation are rapidly destroying local livelihoods with repercussions for the global climate. Nigeria: "Climate change affects women, children and the elderly more" As Nigeria's economy and population grow, questions about its infrastructure have come to the fore. Journalist Janet Ogundepo says these should go hand-in-hand with environmental concerns. Pop Up Think Tank Tunis: A crisis lab for the environmental cause Food safety and water scarcity, waste management - these and many other environmental challenges were at the core of DW Akademie’s new project "Pop Up Think Tank," in Tunis earlier this year. Lebanese climate researcher Manale Abou Dagher aims to help journalists break down the science for readers and viewers In Lebanon, environmental news often gets short shrift. The first climate science journalism course will teach young reporters to bring meaning and texture to a complex topic. Tierra de Resistentes: Documenting organized threats against environmental activists Nowhere is the commitment to environmental protection as dangerous as in Latin America. In a new report, the investigative d...