MediaLab Environment
MediaLab Environment

Goals

To encourage the integration of environmental issues in the work produced by journalists, with the help of discussion, the exchanging of views and sharing of expertise between journalists and local players.
24months
6Countries
100Trained professionnals

A project

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Presentation

The impact of environmental issues on the living and on society, health and the economy mean it is crucial that they are understood by the general public. And yet in countries in the Arab World, environmental news and information still occupies a marginal place in the media. The subject is often dealt with sporadically, when there are natural disasters or major international meetings, such as the annual United Nations climate change conferences (les the COP), or for reporting on the work of the IPCC.

Environmental news and information must also be thought about in the long term to promote sustainable development goals effectively and have a greater effect on the local population regarding the issues involved.

The MediaLabEnvironment project helps to increase knowledge and understanding of the environmental challenges, by providing a better grasp of high quality information about these subjects. It supports the development of individual and collective environmental awareness among the people of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.

MediaLab Environment is part of the International Strategy for “International Strategy for French Language and Plurilingualism".

Verbatim
"It is important to multiply initiatives bringing together scientists and journalists because exchanges with the world of research allow journalists to deliver better quality information. This observation has been reinforced since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis."
Hafsia Leghrissi, workshop participant and PhD student at INAT

Project beneficiaries

One hundred primarily young media professionals.

Project manager
Myriam ESSID

Files to download

MediaLab Environment

Actions

Launch forum and study trip

- Forum on dealing with environmental matters and the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) through the media of the six countries, and participation in the Arab World Ecology forum, held by the Arab World Institute in Paris, in October 2019.
- Study trip for course managers from journalism schools to raise awareness about the creation of a module dedicated to environmental journalism.

Training sessions, workshops and guidance on production

- Training on environmental issues and guidance for journalists and their chief editors on the production of special reports on Environment in the Mediterranean region.
- Training for male and female solutions journalism trainers, in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network.
- Training in solutions journalism, guidance on production, and participation in the "Environment MediaLab and Solutions Journalism in the Mediterranean" competition.
- Media training and guidance on the production of educational, entertaining and inspirational content about the environment.

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March 22, 2021
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Employment and environmental challenges in the Southern Mediterranean: reporting from a solutions journalism angle

April 22, 2021
The environmental upheaval and climate change are having a direct negative effect on several sectors, including employment. The ecological...

Environmental challenges in the Southern Mediterranean: reporting from a solutions journalism angle

June 10, 2021
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Workshops to raise journalists’ awareness of water issues in the Southern Mediterranean

June 15, 2021
In late May, some 15 journalists from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan took part in two online workshops on water issues in...

Journalists taking part in the MediaLab Environment project report on the Assises du Journalisme conference in Tours, France

October 27, 2021
The conference held in Tours in early October focused on the climate emergency and journalistic responsibility. As part of the MediaLab...

Closing conference and awards ceremony

Closing conference attended by all beneficiaries and partners, and the presenting of MediaLab Environment and Solutions Journalism in the Mediterranean awards.
Research on environmental journalism in the Arab World will be conducted throughout the project with the beneficiaries and partners and will be published.

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Environmental journalism in the southern Mediterranean

October 7, 2021
CFI is publishing a study on the role and place of environmental journalism in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.

Media outlets of the Arab world, mobilise to cover environmental issues!

January 24, 2023
On 7 and 8 December 2022, MediaLab Environment beneficiaries from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia met to take stock of more...

MediaLab Environment rewards journalists for the quality of their output

January 24, 2023
At the closing forum of the project, on December 7 and 8, 2022, five prize winners were rewarded for their reporting.

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RT @VicoSalama: À l'occasion de la #JourneeMondialeduClimat et de la fin du programme #MedialabEnvironnement, un court 🧵 sur ce programme porté par @CFImedias et par les enjeux du journalisme environnementale dans les pays arabes ⤵️ https://t.co/PI9kn317Q5