Concept
Introduction
Although Africa has contributed negligibly to the phenomenon of
Climate Change accounting for less than 3% of the World’s anthropogenic
emissions, her People continue to suffer the fervent consequences of
Climate Change impacts. Food insecurity, scarcity of water, land
denudation often resulting to landslides, destruction of wetland
ecosystems and human wildlife conflict amongst others has not only led
to overall environmental crisis, but also culminated to starvation and
death.
A major environmental and sustainable development problem, climate
change is a global problem that requires global solutions. But since it
is also a local phenomenon, interventions to cope with climate change
impacts require the engagement of stakeholders at National and local
levels. And to prevent a global average temperature rise of two degree
Celsius and ensure right to sustainable development, new and stringent
regulatory framework, laws, policies and reforms are needed to reduce
global greenhouse gas emissions, promote low carbon development pathways
and support social, economic and legal transition to address climate
change in particular and environmental downturn in general.
Instruments[1]
to reduce climate change make clear that measures to combat global
warming should not limit the ability of developing countries to develop
and pay special attention to the needs of the poorest countries and the
most vulnerable sectors of society.
The desire to address Climate Change and environmental conservation
nonetheless has captivated the African Civil Society and spurred
interests and efforts in contriving solutions that can reawaken efforts
in the public and private realm. In this spirit, the consolidation of
these efforts has seen the realization of the expedient need to inspire,
motivate, and mobilize appreciation in the African Continent to curb
the impacts of Climate Change.
The ACCER Awards
In response to this noble commitment, PACJA proposes to initiate the African Climate Change and Environment Reporting Awards (ACCER), whose main aim is to catalyse increased African media attention to climate change and environment.
The goal and inherent intention of ACCER is not only to reshape the
African narrative as espoused in Climate Change and Environment t
debates but also to build a new culture of and consciousness on how we
utilize biological resources in our environment and reduce our carbon
footprint.
ACCER is therefore purposed at enlivening Climate Change and
environment education by way of rewarding exemplary reporting on Climate
Change and Environment in Africa. As a first step in this direction
PACJA has demonstrated this commitment by undertaking training workshops
for Journalists in Africa on Climate Change, the latest recently held
in December 2012.
Effective and sufficient reporting on Climate Change and Environment
will have the overall effect of guiding the development of Strategies,
Policies, Action Plans and measures on Climate Change adequately
galvanizing the grassroots communities, County Governments, then to the
National, Continental and International levels.
To be announced in an Award Gala Night before international audience
in Nairobi, Kenya, during the World Environment Day on 5 June 2013,
ACCER Awards will appropriately influence the quality of knowledge on
Climate Change and Environment, illuminate and sustain quality skills in
reshaping and developing effective strategies to address Climate
Change. The choice of Kenya is symbolic as the country hosts the
environment-specialised Agency of the United Nations, UNEP, the only
Agency in a Developing country.
Click here to get criteria, rules of entry and entry form
and here for entry form
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