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Programme overview for journalists. Reporting from the African frontline of the global climate crisis
15-09-22
Photo: Vibeke Quaade, Kigali 2010
COP27 is just around the corner. Set to take place on the African continent for only the second time, the UN climate change conference, COP27, will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022.
It is an important meeting because the latest science shows that climate change is moving much faster than we are and is pushing ecosystems and communities to their limits. Many of the most challenged communities are in Africa, despite Africa contributing only 4 per cent of global gas emissions. This gives thoughts on what a successful COP27 will look like for the continent and how the climate crisis and the COP27 negotiations and its results are reported back to its people.
To pave the way for climate news and feature stories that are relevant to Africans, 24 journalists from Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Niger, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda take part in Danida Fellowship Centre´s learning programme Reporting from the African frontline of the global climate crisis. This is the programme overview for the journalists.
WEEK 1/DK: 3 – 7 October 2022
Monday 3 October 2022
8:30 Pickup at the hotel & walk to Danida Fellowship Centre 09:00 – 10:00 Practicalities Junior Staff, Danida Fellowship Centre 10:00 – 12:00 Kick off Ms Helle Jørgensen & Ms Vibeke Quaade, Danida Fellowship Centre 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 16: 00 Intro to Climate ChangeMr Henrik Borgtoft & Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS
Tuesday 4 October 2022
8:30 Pickup at hotel & Metro to Rådhuspladsen 9:00-12:00 State of Green. Climate as Business & inside view of the COP27 negotiations Mr Magnus Høberg Mernild, State of Green & Ms Annette Albjerg Ejersted, member of the Danish delegation 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch on your own 13:45 – 16:00Politiken. Meet the Danish climate journalists & how to cover COP Mr Martin Bahn, journalist Information, Ms Dorrit Saietz, journalist Politiken, Mr Michael Rothenborg, journalist, Teknikens Mediehus
Wednesday 5 October 2022
8:30 Walk to Danida Fellowship Centre 09:00 – 12:00 Meet the climate NGOs & how the media can use them as a source Mr Mathias Soderberg, DanChurch Aid, Mr John Nordbo, CARE Denmark, Ms Gry Bossen, Forests of the World 12:00 – 13:45 Lunch on your own 14:00 – 17:00 Meet Internationational Media Support – NGO working to strengthen the work of journalists & how to work across borders Mr Esben Harboe, International Media Support, Mr Oscar Rothstein, Danwatch
Thursday 6 October 2022
8:30 Pickup at hotel & Metro to Ny Ellebjerg St 09:00 – 12:00 Videnskab.dk. Science journalism & the African frontline of the global climate crisis #1 Ms Lise Brix, science journalist, Videnskab.dk 12:00 – 13:00Transport to DMI by Metro/S-train 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at DMI 14:00 – 16:00 Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI). Weather data & metrology in the climate debate Ms Anja Fonseca 16:00 – 17:00 Transport to Danida Fellowship Centre – S-train & metro 17:00 – 18:00 Climate & the African food crisis Mr Jørgen E. Olesen, Professor, Århus University 18:00 – 21:00 Debate evening & pizza Ms Ulla Næsby Tawiah
Friday 7 October 2022
8:30 Pickup hotel & Metro to Rådhuspladsen 9:00 – 11:00 Food Nation. Meet the Danish farming sector & how does Danish agriculture become sustainable Ms Maria Dyrby Nielsen, Food Nation 12:20 Boat tour of Copenhagen Harbour from Royal Library 14:00 – 15:00 Restaurant Vandvid. Working lunch / Discussion 15:00 – 15:30 Transport by bus to Danida Fellowship Centre 15:30 – 17:00 Constructive journalism & the climate crisis Mr Ulrik Haagerup, Constructive Institute
WEEK 2/DK: 10 – 14 October 2022
Monday 10 October 2022
08:30 Pickup at hotel & Metro to Nordhavn and Østerbrohuset 09:00 – 11:00 How was the first week Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS, Ms Vibeke Quaade, Danida Fellowship Centre
11:00 – 12:00 Lunch Østerbrohuset
12:00 – 16:00 Walk & Learn. Copenhagen Climate Change Walk. Focus on Nordhavn. Mr Henrik Borgtoft, Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS
Tuesday 11 October 2022
06:15 Meet in the hotel lobby & board the bus 06:30 – 13:00 Excursion (all day) Samsø – a carbon-neutral island in Denmark Mr Henrik Borgtoft, Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch The Energy Academy
14:00 – 20:30 Excursion Samsø – a carbon-neutral island in Denmark (continued)
Wednesday 12 October 2022
10:15 Metro to Nørreport bus & walk to Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke / ActionAid 11:00 – 14:30 Case-based learning Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke / ActionAid 15:00 – 18:30 Excursion. Waste & water: Amager Resources Centre Ms Inge Schou; NIRAS
Thursday 13 October 2022
07:45 Meet in the hotel lobby & board the bus 08:00 – 14:00Excursion (all day) Solrødgaard Climate and Environment Park Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS, Mr Arvid Slot, Danida Fellowship Centre 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch NIRAS Allerød 14:30 – 16:00 Intro to “Green-Hub” Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS
Friday 14 October 2022
8.30 Metro to Enghave Plads St 09:00 – 12:00 Walk & learn. Flood protection in Copenhagen Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch on your own 13:00 – 15:00 Danida Fellowship Centre. Intro to next steps of the course & Goodbye Copenhagen Ms Inge Schou, NIRAS, Dorrit Saietz, Politiken, Vibeke Quaade, Helle Jørgensen, Arvid Sloth Danida Fellowship Centre
WEEK 3/TZ: 31 October – 5 November 2022
Monday 31 October 2022
A shared African voice for climate justice
8:00 – 12: 30 Welcome & intro Ms Vibeke Quaade & Ms Helle Jørgensen, Danida Fellowship Centre Current climate discourse in Africa, the CSOs’ journey to COP27 & the critical agendas Mr Charles Mwangi & Mr Henry Neondo, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
12:30 – 13: 30 Lunch TCDC
13:30 – 17: 00 Mobilising towards an African voice on climate & the role of the media and academia Mr Charles Mwangi & Mr Henry Neondo, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Constructive journalism & the African frontline of the global climate crisis
8:00 – 12: 30 Why constructive journalism & how African journalists can become constructive conversation leaders on climate change coverage Mr Dickens Olewe & Ms Cynara Vetch, The Constructive Institute
12:30 – 13: 30 Lunch TCDC
13:30 – 17: 00 Is Africa sleepwalking to disaster & the three pillars of constructive journalism Ms Natasha Kimani, Africa No Filter (online), Mr Dickens Olewe & Ms Cynara Vetch, the Constructive Institute
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Science journalism & the African frontline of the global climate crisis #2
8:00 – 12: 30 Feedback to assignment from Copenhagen Ms Lise Brix, Videnskab.dk
12:30 – 13: 30 Lunch TCDC
13:30 – 17: 00 The critical approaches of science journalism vis-a-vis the climate crisis Ms Lise Brix, Videnskab.dk
Thursday 3 November 2022
The African climate crisis: Collaboration between the media and academia
8:00 – 12: 30 Common aims and challenges when researchers and journalists collaborate Ms Lise Brix, Videnskab.dk, Mr Dickens Olewe, Ms Cynara Vetch, the Constructive Institute
12:30 – 13: 30 Lunch TCDC
13:30 – 17: 00 Group work, plenum and next steps Ms Lise Brix, Videnskab.dk, Mr Dickens Olewe, Ms Cynara Vetch, the Constructive Institute
Friday 4 November 2022
Setting the stage for COP27
8:00 – 12: 30 What is at stake at COP27 UNEP (Online)
Takeaways in pairs. What did you learn, what will you do? Ms Vibeke Quaade, Danida Fellowship Centre
12:30 – 13: 30 Lunch TCDC
Saturday 5 November 2022
Takeaways & next steps
8:00 – 12: 30 Final preparations for COP27 Ms Vibeke Quaade & Ms Helle Jørgensen, Danida Fellowship Centre
12:30 – 13: 30 Lunch TCDC
13:30 – 17: 00 During the afternoon departure with bus for Nairobi Airport (time to be announced)
WEEK 4/EGYPT: 6 – 11 November 2022
Sunday 6 November 2022
14:45 Arrival in Sharm El-Sheikh
18: 00 Check In
19:00 – 20:00 Collecting entrance badges for COP27 Summit
20:00 – 21: 00 Dinner arranged by Danida Fellowship Centre
Monday 7 November 2022
7:00 – 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 Hotel: Morning meeting. Leaders of the day: Mapi Mhlangu and Nada Arafat
8:00 Transfer to Summit
11:30 CAN Press meeting
Focus: Loss & Damage Debate
Highlight of the Day:Speech from President William Ruto, Kenya, on behalf of the African group
17:00: Outside media centre: Brief & Recap
Transfer from summit to hotel
Dinner on your own
Tuesday 8 November 2022
7:00 – 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 Hotel: Morning meeting. Leaders of the day: Gilbert Mwijuke and Ahmed Morsy
8:00 Transfer to Summit
Focus: Fossil Fuels Debate
17:00: Outside media centre: Brief & Recap
Transfer from summit to hotel
Dinner on your own
Wednesday 9 November 2022
7:00 – 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 Hotel: Morning meeting. Leaders of the day: Jamila Mohamed and Ufrieda Ho
8:00 Transfer to Summit
Theme of the day: Fossil Fuels Debate
Focus: Climate financing and Loss & Damage
17:00: Outside media centre: Brief & Recap
Transfer from summit to hotel
Dinner on your own
Thursday 10 November 2022
7:00 – 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 Hotel: Morning meeting. Leaders of the day: James Kahonge and Caroline Kimutai
8:00 Transfer to Summit
11:30 CAN Press meeting
Theme of the day:Science Day, Youth & Future Generations
Focus:Women and Agroforestry
17:00: Outside media centre: Brief & Recap
Transfer from summit to hotel
Dinner on your own
Friday 11 November 2022
7:00 – 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 Hotel: Morning meeting. Leaders of the day: Diane Kibuuka and Eyituoyo Samson Amuka-Pemu
8:00 Transfer to Summit
Theme of the day:Decarbonization
Focus:Joe Biden
17:00: Outside media centre: Brief & Recap
Transfer from summit to hotel
Dinner on your own
Saturday 12 November 2022
7:00 – 7:30 Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 Hotel: Morning meeting.
8:00 Transfer to Summit
Theme of the day:Adaptation and Agriculture Day
12:00: Departure from hotel to Homecountries
Focus on climate stories continue…
Mandatory outputs by the participating journalists
Three pieces of content are to be published in the journalists respective media. The content of three pieces of content should be “talking” to the journalists’ target group and tackle and shed light on their countries/regions/communities’ climate crisis concerns and/or pertinent agendas.
1st piece of content: Before COP27. Using some of the methodologies or tools during the science journalism learning session in Denmark on Thursday 6 October (feedback will be provided by Videnskab.dk’s facilitator Lise Brix if the content is delivered before the deadline 23 October 2022 to vq@dfcentre.dk and lb@videnskab.dk)
During the course of the learning programme’s constructive journalism part, the journalists will be tasked to further develop this piece of content and build on it to include perspectives of constructive journalism.
2nd piece of content: During COP27. A (news) piece that reflects the current COP27 agenda and makes use of the journalists’ participation in COP27 including the access to relevant climate experts/politicians/negotiators/activists etc. Again here, the piece ought to put the climate crisis concerns of the journalists’ respective countries/regions/communities into perspective. Deadline 13 November 2022 to vq@dfcentre.dk
3rd piece of content: After COP27/End of summit. Use the experience and tools from the entire learning programme (climate reporting, exposure visits, campaigning, science journalism, constructive journalism and the COP27 experience). For the benefit of creating this piece, an optional mentorship session will be provided by the Constructive Institutes facilitators Dickens Olewe and Cynara Vetch. Deadline 23 November 2022 to vq@dfcentre.dk
All three pieces, in addition to other produced content created during or related to the learning programme to be submitted to Vibeke Quaade vq@dfcentre.dk and Helle Jørgensen hj@dfcentre.dk Danida Fellowship Centre.
(Updated 30 September 2022, Subject to changes)
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