The Arab Media Conference, which this year will discuss the role of media in facing climate change, will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday, in Baghdad.
The four-day conference, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union and the Iraqi Media Network, is attended by a number of experts, specialists and researchers and is accompanied by journalists from Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Britain, Indonesia, India, and relevant international organizations and bodies, as well as journalists from Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Britain, Indonesia and India.
This session, which officially opens on May 22 and is preceded by two specialized workshops on “Early Warning for All” and the use of artificial intelligence in climate media, raises a vital topic that touches various aspects of life, from food and health security, economy and energy, amid the conviction that the media must be at the heart of the climate battle.
The Arab States Broadcasting Union believes that the Arab media approach to climate issues needs a new approach that goes beyond institutionalization and complex scientific nature, towards a simplified, daily and investigative discourse capable of raising citizen awareness and developing environmental policies at the level of the Arab world.
The conference will be organized around four themes: the causes and risks of climate change, media and climate change, media and climate change: Reality and Prospects, Partnership and Cooperation: Toward a participatory climate media, training and education: Investing in People.
According to the reference document of the conference, this session is of special importance, as it is held for the first time outside the headquarters of the Union (Tunisia), in recognition of the efforts of the Iraqi Media Network as an active member of the Union and in recognition of Iraq’s pivotal role in consolidating joint Arab action.
The conference aims to formulate an Arab roadmap for a sustainable environmental media through practical recommendations that emerge from the discussions and sessions. It is expected to culminate in the “Baghdad Declaration,” a reference document that guides media discourse in the Arab world.
TunisianMonitorOnline (TunisianMonitorOnline correspondent Dhouha Talik)
