Climate Tracker is searching for 4 exceptional journalists from the Caribbean region to join our COP28 team. This is an incredible opportunity to cover the climate story of the time while amplifying the perspectives of the Caribbean.
Two finalists will attend the COP28 conference in the stunning city of Dubai, fully funded! They’ll be gaining firsthand experience and witnessing history unfold before their eyes. Meanwhile, two additional finalists will be part of the dynamic virtual reporting team, offering real-time coverage and insights from the comfort of their own locations.
Climate Tracker fellows will receive exclusive training from seasoned climate journalists and industry experts. This comprehensive program will equip fellows with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the often complex world of climate negotiations and effectively communicate the urgency of the Caribbean’s climate challenges.
This is an opportunity to be immersed in a vibrant network of climate advocates, fellow journalists, and policy influencers from around the globe. Connect with like-minded individuals, build lasting relationships, and expand your professional horizons. This is a chance to create connections that will propel a career in climate journalism forward.
Climate Tracker (CT) is an international non-profit organization, aiming to support, train and incentivize better climate journalism globally. They believe in the power of journalism but recognize that many young journalists don’t have the training, resources, or support to identify and tell the climate stories they want to. They also recognize that this challenge is often greatest in the countries hardest hit by climate change.
Climate Tracker provides training and fellowships for young journalists around the world to tell better climate stories locally.
Climate Tracker conducts action-oriented media research to better understand the biggest challenges, trends, and obstacles to powerful climate reporting around the world.
Climate Tracker funds young journalists to report on the world’s most pressing issues and cover the world’s biggest moments, UN negotiations, and conferences
Climate Tracker supports global collaborations between young climate journalists, newsrooms, and NGOs around the world.
Location:
United Arab EmiratesBenefits
- Full travel and accommodation coverage (as an in-person fellow),
- Work and live with journalists from around the world, in Dubai (as an in-person fellow),
- The opportunity to be part of the well-known COP Climate Tracker team,
- The opportunity to interview and network with leading environmental voices in the world,
- The opportunity to track own country’s negotiations,
- Pre-COP28 online training in the lead-up to the conference,
- Small group and individual mentoring throughout COP28,
- Support to edit and pitch own stories throughout COP28,
- Opportunities to work on collaborative stories with other reporters from around your region, and the world,
- Global publicity!
Eligibilities
- Must be 18-35 years old,
- Must be from the Caribbean region,
- Must have at least 1 year of journalism experience,
- Must have a hunger to improve as a journalist,
- Must have a proven history of writing quality climate stories.
Application Process
- Applications have to be made online using the Climate Tracker’s Caribbean COP28 Fellowship form. (Available on the apply link)
Application Deadline: August 1, 2023
Application ClosedOfficial link
