Eurasianet Launching Environmental Information and
Analysis Initiative
Starting on October 1, 2024, Eurasianet will
implement a year-long networking and content-production
initiative to help
hard facts to drive public debates on key environmental issues in the South
Caucasus and
Black Sea regions.
Our project is designed to bridge an
existing gap in scholarly research, information dissemination and
grass-
roots advocacy by harnessing the collective energy of experts,
journalists and NGO representatives. This will
lead to a greater degree of
coordination in the production of evidence-based content, without trespassing on
the
boundary that divides journalism and activism. In effect, this project
seeks to become a “citation” machine,
producing content that activists can
point to in support of advocacy initiatives.
Our aim is to help foster
the creation of an enduring transnational network of stakeholders, capable of
better
mobilizing public attention on addressing critical environmental
challenges.
Helping network participants improve their communications
skills will be a key component of our work. Our
skills-building component
will feature a blend of online and offline workshops and intensive
coaching.
Participants will have opportunities to publish information and
analysis concerning their research on
Eurasianet and with other media
outlets.
Our in-person workshops are designed to help network
participants, especially non-journalists, craft content that
can achieve
wider reach and impact with a general reading audience. Workshops will cover
such topics as;
Structuring content for a mass audience
Ways to
streamline writing for clarity
Highlighting key analytical points
Keeping your data as secure as possible
Our focus will be on filling
knowledge gaps on the intersections of climate change, poverty, food security,
and
public health across the Caucasus and Black Sea regions. The project
will also strive to raise awareness about
sustainable economic development
and a rational “green-energy” transition.
Interested in joining our
network?
Please email Eurasianet publisher Justin Burke for further
information about
next steps:
jbu...@eurasianet.org Ecological North West
Line * St. Petersburg, Russia