Water in the media

2009: Kickoff Posts & Discussions

submitted by Bianca Buhl on November 15, 2009

Many of you have mentioned the importance of the media in shaping people's views on water. Do you feel that the topic is addressed often enough and in an appropriate manner? I would be interested in comparing media coverage on water in different countries.

What are the last articles, news pieces, TV features that you have seen in your country related to water?

Are there certain publications or journalists that specialise in the subject?

Please post links and rough summaries of the media pieces, if they are not in English. Thank you!

Bianca

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submitted by adnansanko on December 31, 2009.

"Hydrologists and journalists

"Hydrologists and journalists have a lot in common. Both report on watershed events. Both deal with highly polarised subject matter. And if election day ends in an instant runoff, we'll be there. Watching. Reporting.

If you look at the media cycle, depicted accurately below, is it any wonder hydrology and journalism are so tightly coupled?

Here at Cr!key Creek, we'll bring you those news stories you read in the paper, that analysis of current events. But we'll throw in, absolutely free, some insight of what's going on behind the scenes - in terms of water resources. We'll also bring you news and analysis you won't read in the paper, but perhaps should. Or idle banter that, okay, perhaps shouldn't, but is interesting anyway.

Don't think this is a one-way street, though. Oh no. Nor is it the autobahn. Think of Cr!key Creek as your local pedestrian farmers market. Wander around, chat with the locals, exchange recipes for stone soup... Seriously, the conversations and debates that I hope we'll have here will be all the better with audience participation. And if we're getting all philosophical, I am also your audience.

So, stay tuned - set that bookmark, subscribe to that RSS feed - and we'll have a look at what's going on with our water, both near (New Zealand) and far."

submitted by adnansanko on December 31, 2009.

Media people from seven

Media people from seven countries participated in this three-day workshop at the Regional Training Centre hosted at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, in 6 October City, Cairo, Egypt. They were from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan and Yemen and coming from different media: radio , television channels , internet based institutes , national news agencies , newspapers , magazines, journalists networks and communication staff from governmental institutions .

submitted by mervesanko on December 31, 2009.

More than 20 journalists from

More than 20 journalists from seven countries in the Arab region actively shared their views and contributed to the programme. They also recommended a range of follow up actions for various agencies in this region which is the most water scarce in the world. The meeting was co-organized by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Arab Water Council (AWC). The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Middle East/North Africa Regional Office and Desert Research Centre also provided support to the workshop. Five international instructors facilitated the outcomes of the workshop. IRC’s Dick de Jong helped design the programme and contributed three sessions.

submitted by mervesanko on December 31, 2009.

Networking of media for

Networking of media for improving water management in the Arab world is an important outcome of this workshop. Media play an important role in educating children as well as the politicians. Together we should invest and prepare the people, without that water and irrigation technologies will not work. I am glad to see your enthusiasm to move ahead. This is a good start for a better future. When you return to your countries you are our ambassadors for the Arab water world”, Deputy Minister Hussein I. El-Atfy told the journalists at the handing over of the workshop certificates.

submitted by mervesanko on December 31, 2009.

Egypt’s Ministry of Water

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation will organize a second capacity development workshop with journalists from all the Nile basin countries. Together with other Arab and UN organizations it will also facilitate the setting up of a platform connecting the various networks of journalists who work on water, land, environment, health and food in the region.

submitted by mervesanko on December 31, 2009.

Each day, many millions of

Each day, many millions of people in developing countries must walk long distances to get the water they need for drinking, cooking, and bathing. Often, this water is contaminated. Water.org, co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, helps people in developing countries obtain safe drinking water and basic sanitation (toilets). Working in partnership with those in need, Water.org has transformed hundreds of communities in eight countries – Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Guatemala, India, Kenya, and the Philippines – with access to a safe, reliable source of water and basic sanitation.

submitted by mervesanko on December 31, 2009.