From rising sea levels and climate change to biodiversity loss and environmental justice, 5 of the world's top 10 global π threats are environmental. Yet these complex issues require clear, accurate, and impactful reporting to help the public understand what is at stake.
Today, was the opening ceremony in Jamaica π―π² of the Community Radio Preparedness, Response and Field Simulation Workshop, hosted by the πΊπ³π UNESCO Office for the Caribbean @CaribbeanUnesco in partnership with @CARIMACNews and the @BCJamaica
π¨ Calling all Caribbean journalists!
UNESCO has launched a groundbreaking 30-hour online workshop to help you report disasters using #AI, #Drones & #GIS.
Why does this matter? Because ethical, real-time reporting saves lives.
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π Calling all Caribbean authors
Are you a Caribbean author π living in the region or the diaspora π?
The UNESCO Office for the Caribbean πΊπ³π @CaribbeanUnesco wants to hear from you about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting your work π
From 23-25 January 2025 a capacity development initiative took place in Jamaicaβs π―π² Charles Town Maroon community, empowering through community media development as part of the Enhancing Community Media for Disaster Preparedness & Response, Sustainability and Viability project.
Pleased to announce the Sub-regional online Consultation Meeting for the Caribbean on Open Educational Resources #OER taking place on July 4. Click on the link or use the QR code to register unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/rβ¦#openeducationalresources
π’ In case you missed it, our digital library of #medialiteracy resources is live!
Developed with @CaribbeanUnesco's support, the library is a crucial component of wider efforts to empower Caribbean schoolchildren, educators, and journalists π¬πΎπ―π²πΉπΉ β€΅οΈ publicmediaalliance.org/mediβ¦
PMA launches a Media literacy boot camp for Caribbean journalists with the support of the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean and UNESCOβs International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) @CaribbeanUnesco#MILpublicmediaalliance.org/firsβ¦
"UNESCO is committed to supporting SIDS enhance disaster preparedness and resilience": Xing Qu, UNESCO's Deputy Director-General, at presentation of RadioBox broadcast equipment to Government of Antigua & Barbuda on sidelines of #SIDS4. @UNESCO@CaribbeanUnesco@makingwaves_org
Delighted to have been a part of the Leaders TalkX series at the #WSIS Forum as the UN representative, discussing the importance of cultural diversity, multilingualism and #localcontent in the #digital world as well as of democratizing #accesstoinformation@UNESCO
Great panel @ GenderEqualityForum in π¦π¬@unwomencarib@CaribbeanUnesco
with our UNESCO guest moderator from Samoa Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Dir of Climate Journalism & our strong partners @cdemacu ExD Elizabeth Riley. BECAUSE the role of women in emergencies is essential!