Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 12,2024) : A two-day Pan-African meeting heralding the second launch of The State of Africa’s Environment Report’ opens next Monday in Nairobi, Kenya.
The gathering, organised by the Centre for Science and Environment – India (CSE) will be co-hosted with Kenya’s Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA).
The 2024 edition of the Report focuses on stories, issues and concerns related to water and dozens of African researchers and journalists from across the continent have brought in country-wise assessments and collectively giving continental perspectives.
The annual report is published by CSE and Down To Earth magazine (India), with substantial reportage, stories and inputs from African journalists.
The two-day event will also feature media briefings covering various aspects of the report as well as other key issues relevant to Africa especially water, air pollution and the like will also be conducted following the release event.
African journalists who received CSE’s travel grant will be attending the continental report release event.
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), is one of Global South’s leading think tanks working on issues of environment and development. Headed by noted environmental thinker and writer Sunita Narain, CSE has been working with some African countries to help strengthen their environmental policies and regulations, and learn from them about what works and which of their experiences can be replicated in India.
Since 2023, CSE helps publish the State of Africa’s Environment Report and Down To Earth (www.downtoearth.org.in), which is one of India’s top fortnightlies offering incisive coverage of issues of environment, science and development.
Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) is an association of journalists and communicators who are specialized in environmental, agriculture, health, technology and development reporting. Their next big event will be the IFAJ World Congress of Agricultural Journalists schedule for October 11 to 18, 2025 in Nairobi,