It is an independent and nonprofit organisation aimed at exchanging and dissemination of climate information, ensuring climate justice and improving efficiency of journalists
An 11-member executive committee of Global Climate Media Network (GCMN) was formed on Friday with Md Habibur Rahman (Ekattor Television, Bangladesh), as its convenor and Ashekin Perince (Channel-24, Bangladesh), as its member secretary in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The GCMN, an independent and nonprofit organisation aimed at exchanging and dissemination of climate information, ensuring climate justice and improving efficiency of journalists, was formed following a meeting with journalists who came to Baku to cover COP29, says a media release.
Other members of the convening committee are – Md Shamim Jahangir (Just Energy News, Bangladesh), Mohammad Azizur Rahman (The Financial Express, Bangladesh) Dainele Barbone (ImprontaZero, Italy), Paharika (CNBC, Indonesia), Keitaro (Asahi Shimbun, Japan), Arif-uz-Zaman (Amader Somay, Bangladesh), Ibrahim Khalilullah (CNN Academy, Bangladesh), Rakib Mahmud (Ekhon TV, Bangladesh), Mukesh Pokhrel (Freelance Journalist, Nepal).
The GCMN will organize international seminars, symposia and workshops in different countries across the globe to create awareness over climate issues including global warming, floods, draughts, melting of glaciers and deforestation among the global citizens to ensure a livable world in an equitable fashion.
