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2020 African Climate Change and Environment Reporting (ACCER) Awards

Mentorship Program in Climate Journalism - Apply Now!

Deadline: 30-Sep-20

The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance is accepting entries for the African Climate Change and Environment Reporting (ACCER) Awards 2020.

The ACCER Awards is a biennial initiative that recognises excellence in climate change and environmental journalism in Africa.

The ACCER Awards 2020 is the fifth in a series, and comes at a time uncertainty abounds regarding climate action in the context of Covid-19 crisis. Journalists and media networks remain important actors in unpacking and building the synergy for the two crises, making a compelling case for them to be tackled simultaneously. A 2018 Research Programme on Climate Change, Food and Security, dubbed “Linking knowledge with action: The role of media in climate change adaptation and mitigation” highlights the need for journalists to understand the climate crisis, and highlights how they can help link knowledge to action.

Objectives

Thematic Areas

Entries must cover climate change or environment issues related to the following sector:

Eligibility Criteria

For more information, visit https://www.pacja.org/accer-awards-2020

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