EJN Fellowships for Journalists to Cover the Seventh Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly in Vancouver, Canada

This informs the public about the EJN Fellowships for Journalists to Cover the Seventh Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly in Vancouver, Canada. Details about the Program are given below.

Seventh Global Environmental Facility Assembly 2023

About Seventh Global Environmental Facility Assembly 2023

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) is a multilateral environmental fund that provides funding to assist low- and middle-income countries in meeting the objectives of international environmental conventions.

They include the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Program Details 

Since its establishment in 1991, the GEF has enabled environmental action by providing over $22 billion in grants and blended finance. Some of the GEF funding projects include the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), which helps safeguard water resources, agriculture and food security, health, disaster risk management and prevention, infrastructure and fragile ecosystems.

The GEF’s new climate adaptation strategy for the 2022-2026 period will support the adaptation needs of small island developing states (SIDS), and support countries to adopt climate-resilient technologies and adaptation solutions.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the fellowship, the applicant must:

  • Be a professional journalist from or representing an established media house from a low- or middle-income country.
  • Have previous experience reporting on environmental issues. Experience covering climate and environmental financing is a plus.
  • Have good command of the English language.
  • Be available to arrive in Vancouver by August 21, 2023 and commit to staying to cover the full week of the Assembly and participate in all fellowship activities.
  • Provide a letter of support from an editor or media outlet, committing to publish or broadcast any stories produced as a result of this fellowship. This is expected of both staffers and freelancers.
  • Submit recent, relevant samples of their journalistic work, which can be uploaded as documents or web links. Work samples can be in any language as long as they are accompanied by a short English synopsis.
  • Journalists can be of any age, but preference will be given to youth journalists (age 35 and under).

Note: You’ll be asked to upload these supporting documents once you start the application process, so please have them handy.  

EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct.

Seventh Global Environmental Facility Assembly 2023 Application

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Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.  Please consider submitting at least one day in advance of the deadline to avoid any issues.

If you encounter difficulties with submitting your application or have questions about the grants, please email info.ejn@internews.org. Do not contact any other Internews email regarding this opportunity, as we will not receive it.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 June 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Seventh Global Environmental Facility Assembly 2023.

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