Imelda Abano's Blog (6)

World on a tough road to unlock a global climate deal Written by Imelda V. Abaño / Correspondent BUSINESSMIRROR NEWSPAPER Philippines Wednesday, 01 July 2009 With just less than six months, world leaders from more than 180 nations will forge an agreement that can contain what may be mankind’s largest challenge in the 21st century. The United Nations climate-change conference slated in Copenhagen, Denmark, will attempt to hammer out a new international treaty to curb greenhouse-ga… Continue

PROFILE : Imelda Abano A Filipina Journalist on Communicating the Urgency of Climate Change http://www.internews.org/profiles/AbanoImelda.shtm Imelda Abano is a 31-year-old freelance journalist with an extensive background in environmental, health and development issues in Asia. She currently writes for the Science and Development Network based in London, the Inter Press Service, the Women’s International Perspective News Service based in U.S., and the Business Mirror in the Philippines. Abano… Continue

Climate change is one of the most pressing and debated issues of the 21st century. It is also suddenly a very hot new topic in the global mass media. From August 12-13, 2008 some 35 journalists and climate change technical experts will meet at the Traders Hotel in Manila for the Climate Change Media Workshop for Southeast Asian, China and Bangladesh Journalists. The Philippine Science Journalists Association, Inc. (PSciJourn), with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDR… Continue

Reporting Climate Change: Creating a Climate of Change in Southeast Asia August 12-13, 2008 , Traders Hotel, Manila, Philippines Bangladesh Pinaki Roy (Dhaka) Senior Correspondent, The Daily Star Cambodia Moeun Chhean Nariddh (Phnom Penh) Director, Cambodia Institute for Media Studies Ros Sothea (Phnom Penh) Staff Reporter, Cambodia TV5 Buth Reaskmey Kongkea Reporter, The Cambodia Weekly China Jing Zhang (Beijing) Reporter, Economic Observer Zhou Jiong (Guangzhou) Staff Reporter, South… Continue

Reporting Climate Change: Creating a Climate of Change in Southeast Asia The application for the Climate Change Media Workshop is fast approaching with deadline set on June 30, 2008. The workshop will be held on August 12-13, 2008 in Manila, Philippines. All interested journalists from Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, as well as from China and Bangladesh are encouraged to send their application before the deadline. The Philippine Science Journalists Association,… Continue

Application EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30, 2008 Reporting Climate Change: Creating a Climate of Change in Southeast Asia Open: May 13, 2008 Deadline: JUNE 30,2008 Location: Manila, Philippines Countries: Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, as well as from China and Bangladesh Workshop Date: early AUGUST 2008 The Philippine Science Journalists Association, Inc. (PsciJourn), with support from the International Development Research Ce… Continue