{"id":175520382,"date":"2024-06-20T18:12:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/?p=133573"},"modified":"2025-04-10T03:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:22:50","slug":"report-on-climate-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/report-on-climate-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On 16 June, the Renewable Energy Coalition, which represents a diverse group of Civil Society Organisations, community-based groups, and grassroots movements, trained twelve selected journalists from five media outlets, including radios and newspapers,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Parakou.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133571\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_2204.heic\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a world increasingly grappling with the realities of climate change, the role of journalism is more crucial than ever. Recognizing the need for accurate and compelling reporting on climate solutions and renewable energy, the training aimed at equipping journalists with the tools and knowledge necessary to cover the feasibility of climate solutions to their audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The training was conducted by two specialized journalists and focused on the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enhance understanding of climate science &#8211; journalists were given a comprehensive overview of climate science, helping them understand the fundamental principles and current state of research<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore renewable energy technologies &#8211; detailed sessions were conducted on various renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, hydropower, and bioenergy, highlighting their potential and challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improve storytelling techniques\u2014Journalists learned the basics of advanced storytelling techniques to make their reports more engaging and accessible to the general public.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133576 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design-4-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The training blended theoretical knowledge and practical exercises. Renowned environmental journalists were invited to share their insights. One of the most impactful sessions was a workshop on data journalism, where participants learned how to interpret and visualize climate data effectively. This session underscored the importance of presenting data in a way that is both informative and easy to understand for readers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The feedback from the participants was overwhelmingly positive. Many journalists expressed that the training had significantly broadened their understanding and given them new tools to approach their reporting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By empowering journalists with the knowledge and skills to report accurately and compellingly on climate solutions and renewable energy, we can help ensure that the public remains informed and engaged in the fight against climate change. This training marks a significant step towards more effective climate communication, and its ripple effects will undoubtedly be felt for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Christian Hounkannou<br \/>\n350Africa.org<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 16 June, the Renewable Energy Coalition, which represents a diverse group of Civil Society Organisations, community-based groups, and grassroots<span class=\"text-cutoff\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":133579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,317,322,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175520382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-benin","category-post","category-west-africa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions - Afrika Vuka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions - Afrika Vuka\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On 16 June, the Renewable Energy Coalition, which represents a diverse group of Civil Society Organisations, community-based groups, and grassroots...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/report-on-climate-solutions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Afrika Vuka\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-20T18:12:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-10T03:22:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/03\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"941\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"317\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"350 Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"350 Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"350 Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/117f55c8f4324d40a2465a7ef047ffdd\"},\"headline\":\"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-20T18:12:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-10T03:22:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":340,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/139\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Africa\",\"Benin\",\"Post\",\"West Africa\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/\",\"name\":\"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions - Afrika Vuka\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/139\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-20T18:12:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-10T03:22:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/117f55c8f4324d40a2465a7ef047ffdd\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/139\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/139\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg\",\"width\":941,\"height\":317},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/report-on-climate-solutions\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Afrika Vuka\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/117f55c8f4324d40a2465a7ef047ffdd\",\"name\":\"350 Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6742261f2d11e3aae5637e60690c3da0bf9509aa13e1e437f275b2867af5e131?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6742261f2d11e3aae5637e60690c3da0bf9509aa13e1e437f275b2867af5e131?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6742261f2d11e3aae5637e60690c3da0bf9509aa13e1e437f275b2867af5e131?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"350 Team\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/afrikavuka.org\\\/fr\\\/author\\\/350team\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions - Afrika Vuka","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions - Afrika Vuka","og_description":"On 16 June, the Renewable Energy Coalition, which represents a diverse group of Civil Society Organisations, community-based groups, and grassroots...","og_url":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/report-on-climate-solutions\/","og_site_name":"Afrika Vuka","article_published_time":"2024-06-20T18:12:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-10T03:22:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":941,"height":317,"url":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/03\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"350 Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"350 Team","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/"},"author":{"name":"350 Team","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/#\/schema\/person\/117f55c8f4324d40a2465a7ef047ffdd"},"headline":"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions","datePublished":"2024-06-20T18:12:30+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-10T03:22:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/"},"wordCount":340,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/03\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg","articleSection":["Africa","Benin","Post","West Africa"],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/","url":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/","name":"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions - Afrika Vuka","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/03\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg","datePublished":"2024-06-20T18:12:30+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-10T03:22:50+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/#\/schema\/person\/117f55c8f4324d40a2465a7ef047ffdd"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/03\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/03\/fossil_free_-_roses.jpg","width":941,"height":317},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/report-on-climate-solutions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Empowering journalists to report on climate solutions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/","name":"Afrika Vuka","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/#\/schema\/person\/117f55c8f4324d40a2465a7ef047ffdd","name":"350 Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6742261f2d11e3aae5637e60690c3da0bf9509aa13e1e437f275b2867af5e131?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6742261f2d11e3aae5637e60690c3da0bf9509aa13e1e437f275b2867af5e131?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6742261f2d11e3aae5637e60690c3da0bf9509aa13e1e437f275b2867af5e131?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"350 Team"},"url":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/author\/350team\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175520382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175520382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175520382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175520382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175520382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175520382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}