Centre for Media Studies (CMS), under the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme (IHCAP) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, has launched a media engagement programme on climate change and adaption in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). Under this programme, a series of media workshops on adaptation to climate change in the Himalayan region will be organised during 2016-2018period. The objective of the program is to trigger sustained interest in climate change, sustainability and livelihood issues among journalists, editors and media houses in the region.
Many senior thematic experts and policymakers will participate in these workshops and interact with journalists from different media in the Himalayan states. Each workshop will include a field trip to facilitate ground-level reportage on climate change adaptation. At the end of the series of workshops, participants will get a chance to win a fellowship to write field based stories on climate change. The best story published or broadcast on climate change will also get an award.
