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African Climate reporters, No 22 kaduna, Kaduna (2025)

07/10/2025

IMC to Host October Edition of Kaduna Monthly Climate Hangout
Focus on Raising Awareness About Environmental Challenges and Protecting Biodiversity and climate journalism

The Interfaith Mediation Center (IMC), in collaboration with African Climate Reporters (ACR) and the Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on Climate Change, will host the October edition of the Kaduna Monthly Climate Hangout on Wednesday, 8th October 2025.

The initiative aims to raise public awareness about pressing environmental challenges, including deforestation, climate change, and the threat of extinction facing many plant and animal species. It also seeks to foster dialogue among key stakeholders to promote sustainable solutions for environmental protection.

The event will bring together scientists, environmental journalists, civil society organizations, NGOs, and research institutions for a one-hour roundtable discussion designed to share insights and propose actionable strategies for safeguarding Kaduna State’s natural resources and biodiversity.

Event Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, 8th October 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Venue: IMC Office, Constitution Road by Kigo Road, Kaduna

The Monthly Climate Hangout is a voluntary initiative created by like-minded environmental advocates who are committed to building a greener and more sustainable Kaduna.

Organizers:

Mr. Samson Auta & Mallam Hayatu Ashafa – Directors, Interfaith Mediation Center

Hon. Yusuf Yusuf Idris Amoke – Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on Climate Change

Ibrahima Yakubu – Science & Environment Journalist; Head of Communication & Strategy, African Climate Reporters

For inquiries, please contact:
📧 [email protected]
📩 [email protected]

06/10/2025

To Help Journalists Cover Rising Temperatures, Newsrooms Need to Start with Climate Literacy
By Ibrahima Yakubu
Head of Communication and Strategies, African Climate Reporters
www.africanclimatereporters.com

As global temperatures continue to rise, the role of journalists in reporting accurate, timely, and impactful climate news has never been more critical. Yet in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa, a lack of climate literacy within newsrooms remains a major obstacle. To empower journalists to effectively cover climate-related issues, media organizations must prioritize building foundational climate knowledge across their teams.

Climate change is complex. It intersects with science, politics, economics, health, agriculture, and human rights. Without a basic understanding of climate science and its impacts, journalists risk misinforming the public, underreporting critical events, or amplifying climate denial. In regions already facing severe climate impacts—from heatwaves to floods and droughts—the consequences of misinformation are severe.

Unfortunately, many journalists have never received formal training in environmental reporting. Climate coverage is often treated as a niche subject, assigned to a few specialists or ignored altogether. This needs to change.

What newsrooms can do:

Invest in training: Newsrooms should provide regular workshops and access to climate experts. Collaborations with climate scientists, universities, and environmental organizations can help build a strong knowledge base.

Mainstream climate coverage: Climate change is not just an environmental story—it is a health story, a business story, and a human interest story. Editors should encourage all reporters, regardless of their beat, to understand and integrate climate angles into their reporting.

Use local context: Journalists must connect global climate trends to local impacts. When people understand how climate change affects their communities, they are more likely to care and take action.

Combat misinformation: Climate misinformation spreads fast, especially on social media. Journalists need the tools and training to recognize false claims and respond with evidence-based reporting.

At African Climate Reporters, we have seen firsthand the impact of empowering journalists with climate knowledge. Trained reporters are better equipped to hold leaders accountable, inform the public, and inspire solutions. As the climate crisis intensifies, climate literacy is no longer optional—it is essential.

If we want the public to understand the urgency of climate change, we must first ensure that those telling the story understand it themselves. Climate-literate journalists can be powerful agents of change. It’s time for newsrooms to step up.

06/10/2025

To Help Journalists Cover Rising Temperatures, Newsrooms Need to Start with Climate Literacy
By Ibrahima Yakubu
Head of Communication and Strategies, African Climate Reporters
www.africanclimatereporters.com

As global temperatures continue to rise, the role of journalists in reporting accurate, timely, and impactful climate news has never been more critical. Yet in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa, a lack of climate literacy within newsrooms remains a major obstacle. To empower journalists to effectively cover climate-related issues, media organizations must prioritize building foundational climate knowledge across their teams.

Climate change is complex. It intersects with science, politics, economics, health, agriculture, and human rights. Without a basic understanding of climate science and its impacts, journalists risk misinforming the public, underreporting critical events, or amplifying climate denial. In regions already facing severe climate impacts—from heatwaves to floods and droughts—the consequences of misinformation are severe.

Unfortunately, many journalists have never received formal training in environmental reporting. Climate coverage is often treated as a niche subject, assigned to a few specialists or ignored altogether. This needs to change.

What newsrooms can do:

Invest in training: Newsrooms should provide regular workshops and access to climate experts. Collaborations with climate scientists, universities, and environmental organizations can help build a strong knowledge base.

Mainstream climate coverage: Climate change is not just an environmental story—it is a health story, a business story, and a human interest story. Editors should encourage all reporters, regardless of their beat, to understand and integrate climate angles into their reporting.

Use local context: Journalists must connect global climate trends to local impacts. When people understand how climate change affects their communities, they are more likely to care and take action.

Combat misinformation: Climate misinformation spreads fast, especially on social media. Journalists need the tools and training to recognize false claims and respond with evidence-based reporting.

At African Climate Reporters, we have seen firsthand the impact of empowering journalists with climate knowledge. Trained reporters are better equipped to hold leaders accountable, inform the public, and inspire solutions. As the climate crisis intensifies, climate literacy is no longer optional—it is essential.

If we want the public to understand the urgency of climate change, we must first ensure that those telling the story understand it themselves. Climate-literate journalists can be powerful agents of change. It’s time for newsrooms to step up.

06/10/2025

To Help Journalists Cover Rising Temperatures, Newsrooms Need to Start with Climate Literacy

By Ibrahima Yakubu
Head of Communication and Strategies, African Climate Reporters
www.africanclimatereporters.com

As global temperatures continue to rise, the role of journalists in reporting accurate, timely, and impactful climate news has never been more critical. Yet in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa, a lack of climate literacy within newsrooms remains a major obstacle. To empower journalists to effectively cover climate-related issues, media organizations must prioritize building foundational climate knowledge across their teams.

Climate change is complex. It intersects with science, politics, economics, health, agriculture, and human rights. Without a basic understanding of climate science and its impacts, journalists risk misinforming the public, underreporting critical events, or amplifying climate denial. In regions already facing severe climate impacts from heatwaves to floods and droughts the consequences of misinformation are severe.

Unfortunately, many journalists have never received formal training in environmental reporting. Climate coverage is often treated as a niche subject, assigned to a few specialists or ignored altogether. This needs to change.

What newsrooms can do:

Invest in training: Newsrooms should provide regular workshops and access to climate experts. Collaborations with climate scientists, universities, and environmental organizations can help build a strong knowledge base.

Mainstream climate coverage: Climate change is not just an environmental story—it is a health story, a business story, and a human interest story. Editors should encourage all reporters, regardless of their beat, to understand and integrate climate angles into their reporting.

Use local context: Journalists must connect global climate trends to local impacts. When people understand how climate change affects their communities, they are more likely to care and take action.

Combat misinformation: Climate misinformation spreads fast, especially on social media. Journalists need the tools and training to recognize false claims and respond with evidence-based reporting.

At African Climate Reporters, we have seen firsthand the impact of empowering journalists with climate knowledge. Trained reporters are better equipped to hold leaders accountable, inform the public, and inspire solutions. As the climate crisis intensifies, climate literacy is no longer optional—it is essential.

If we want the public to understand the urgency of climate change, we must first ensure that those telling the story understand it themselves. Climate-literate journalists can be powerful agents of change. It’s time for newsrooms to step up.

06/10/2025

Mental Health Crisis Among Climate Reporters Demands Urgent Attention
By Ibrahima Yakubu, Head of Communication and Strategies, African Climate Reporters
📍 www.africanclimatereporters.com | 📧 [email protected]

Ahead of World Mental Health Day – 10th October 2025

As the world prepares to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, Ibrahima Yakubu, Head of Communication and Strategies at African Climate Reporters, is raising an important concern:

"They report the climate crisis — but who’s caring for their mental health?"

As the climate crisis accelerates, journalists covering environmental issues are under increasing strain not just professionally, but emotionally. From reporting on devastating floods and prolonged droughts to telling the stories of displaced families and collapsing ecosystems, climate journalists are constantly exposed to traumatic realities.

Despite this, most newsrooms particularly across Africa—lack dedicated mental health support systems for their environmental reporters. This ongoing neglect of psychological well-being is both dangerous and unsustainable.

Climate reporting is not an ordinary beat.
It requires persistent engagement with stories of loss, human suffering, and political inaction. Over time, this can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion, and long-term mental health challenges. The trauma of witnessing communities suffer, often with little policy change or tangible solutions in sight, can weigh heavily on even the most resilient journalists.

Newsrooms Must Take Action
It is time for media organizations to recognize the emotional demands of climate journalism and implement structured mental health support strategies. These should include:

✅ Access to professional counseling

✅ Regular mental health check-ins

✅ Peer support and mentorship programs

✅ Training in trauma-informed reporting

✅ Time off for recovery after covering distressing stories

If war correspondents are provided psychological support to cope with the trauma of conflict zones, shouldn’t the same consideration be given to those documenting the slow and often invisible violence of climate change?

Climate journalists play a vital role in shaping public understanding, influencing policy, and amplifying the voices of vulnerable communities. But they cannot sustain this essential work if their own mental health is ignored.

Supporting the well-being of climate reporters is not just a compassionate choice—it is essential to preserving the quality, integrity, and future of climate journalism.

06/10/2025

Mental Health Crisis Among Climate Reporters Demands Urgent Attention.

By Ibrahima Yakubu, Head of Communication and Strategies, African Climate Reporters
📍 www.africanclimatereporters.com | 📧 [email protected]

Ahead of World Mental Health Day – 10th October 2025

As the world prepares to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, Ibrahima Yakubu, Head of Communication and Strategies at African Climate Reporters, is raising an important concern:

"They report the climate crisis — but who’s caring for their mental health?"

As the climate crisis accelerates, journalists covering environmental issues are under increasing strain not just professionally, but emotionally. From reporting on devastating floods and prolonged droughts to telling the stories of displaced families and collapsing ecosystems, climate journalists are constantly exposed to traumatic realities.

Despite this, most newsrooms particularly across Africa—lack dedicated mental health support systems for their environmental reporters. This ongoing neglect of psychological well-being is both dangerous and unsustainable.

Climate reporting is not an ordinary beat.
It requires persistent engagement with stories of loss, human suffering, and political inaction. Over time, this can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion, and long-term mental health challenges. The trauma of witnessing communities suffer, often with little policy change or tangible solutions in sight, can weigh heavily on even the most resilient journalists.

Newsrooms Must Take Action
It is time for media organizations to recognize the emotional demands of climate journalism and implement structured mental health support strategies. These should include:

✅ Access to professional counseling

✅ Regular mental health check-ins

✅ Peer support and mentorship programs

✅ Training in trauma-informed reporting

✅ Time off for recovery after covering distressing stories

If war correspondents are provided psychological support to cope with the trauma of conflict zones, shouldn’t the same consideration be given to those documenting the slow and often invisible violence of climate change?

Climate journalists play a vital role in shaping public understanding, influencing policy, and amplifying the voices of vulnerable communities. But they cannot sustain this essential work if their own mental health is ignored.

Supporting the well-being of climate reporters is not just a compassionate choice—it is essential to preserving the quality, integrity, and future of climate journalism.

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