Austausch e. V and Crude Accountability brought three climate journalists and experts from the Central Asian countries to the UN Climate Meetings in Bonn from June 11-15. The group participated in a media training organized by the UNFCCC and had the opportunity to observe the actual climate negotiations. With COP29 (UN climate conference) scheduled to take place in Baku in November this year, a lot of interest was paid to what was happening with climate action in the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Austausch e. V and its partners continued to follow recent developments in these regions, focusing on climate policies and actions, civil society developments and media coverage.
UN Climate Meetings in Bonn
Austausch e. V and Crude Accountability brought three climate journalists and experts from the Central Asian countries to the UN Climate Meetings in Bonn from June 11-15. The group participated in a media training organized by the UNFCCC and had the opportunity to observe the actual climate negotiations. With COP29 (UN climate conference) scheduled to take place in Baku in November this year, a lot of interest was paid to what was happening with climate action in the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Austausch e. V and its partners continued to follow recent developments in these regions, focusing on climate policies and actions, civil society developments and media coverage.
Journalists also attended the Media Training on the Rio Conventions.
The increasing complexity of environmental issues required concerted multilateral action, particularly regarding climate change, desertification, and biodiversity loss. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) organized a thematic workshop for journalists to address these challenges.
The workshop, which a regional communications specialist and Project Lead, Umweltretter Retten Angelina Davydova also spoke at, aimed to enhance participants‘ knowledge and reporting skills on environmental issues and Rio Convention negotiations. Scheduled alongside key events like World Environment Day and Desertification and Drought Day, the workshop included lectures, discussions, and participation in UNFCCC sessions and side events. It helped journalists and communicators produce impactful reports and promote the upcoming Conferences of Parties for the three conventions in 2024. Twenty journalists were selected for on-site participation, with the workshop in a hybrid format.
Photos Amira Grotendiek
*The Rio Conventions are three international agreements adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, which include the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
