Submitting abstract for 18th World Congress of Environmental Journalists

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Dear friends of Environmental Journalists,

 

Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time,

and is a top priority for the Environmental Journalists.I am writing to request

your help in

finding out more about your / your organization´s work on Climate change.

 

The 18th APFEJ World Congress of Environmental Journalists on

Climate Change and Media will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanak from 19 -22 October

2009.

This year's theme is " Educate to end Climate Poverty " .

 

The main Conference themes listed below are not exhaustive and papers that are

relevant may also be included:

• Bio diversity, rights and Livelihood

• Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities in Poorer Countries

• Climate Change, Bio diversity & Food Security in Asia pacific

• Climate poverty Alleviation and the role of the Media

• Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and Tackling Climate change

• Education for Sustainable Development(ESD) in the 21st century

• Education, Training and Public Awareness in Climate Change

• Frontlines of climate change: global climate change debates

• Human Settlements, global financial crisis and climate change

• Media Coverage of environmental issues and climate change in around the globe

• Waste Water re-uses - Stakes, Experience and Research

• Water for the 21st Century: Vision to Action

 

Abstracts will be accepted until 10 July.They should be a maximum of 300

words,in English.

Notification of acceptance will be sent by July 30,2009.

Deadline for submitting application for capacity building workshops and

satellite sessions is August 31, 2009.We encourage all interested parties to

apply.

Details can be found on the Congress's website at

http://www.environmentaljournalists.org

 

All papers will pass a peer review process for publication consideration in the

Congress Proceedings.

Submissions and abstracts sent to the Conference Secretariat at;

Dharman Wickremaratne

Congress Chairman & Director

Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists(APFEJ) /

Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum(SLEJF)

PO Box 26

434/3 Sri Jayawardenapura

Sri Lanka.

E-mail:<ejournalists,<afejchairman

http://www.environmentaljournalists.org

 

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partner, wish to become a recourse Person or to know more about

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