An 11-member executive committee of Global Climate Media Network (GCMN) has been formed today with Md Habibur Rahman (Ekattor Television, Bangladesh), as its convenor and Ashekin Perince (Channel-24, Bangladesh), as its member secretary in Baku the capital city of Azerbaijan.
The GCMN, an independent and nonprofit organization aimed at exchanging and dissemination of climate information, ensuring climate justice and improving efficiency of journalists, was formed following a meeting with journalists who came to Baku to cover the World Climate Conference (COP29).
Other members of the convening committee are – Md Shamim Jahangir (Just Energy News, Bangladesh), Mohammad Azizur Rahman (The Financial Express, Bangladesh) Dainele Barbone (ImprontaZero, Italy), Paharika (CNBC, Indonesia), Keitaro (Asahi Shimbun, Japan), Arif-uz-Zaman (Amader Somay, Bangladesh), Ibrahim Khalilullah (CNN Academy, Bangladesh), Mahmud Rakib (Ekhon TV, Bangladesh), Mukesh Pokhrel (Freelance Journalist, Nepal).
The GCMN will organize international seminars, symposia and workshops in different countries across the globe to create awareness over climate issues including global warming, floods, draughts, melting of glaciers, deforestation, etc among the global citizens to ensure a liveable world in an equitable fashion.
