Climate Tracker Weekly
46 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Climate Tracker Weekly where we hear stories that matter to young climate journalists around the world.
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KLIMAX: Wrapping up our Content Creators Hub Cycle 1
September 02, 2023 12:20 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLet’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit the experiences of some of our fellows for Climate Tracker Asia’s Digital Content Creators hub. Coming together from different backgrounds, each story is weaved together by reality and a persevering hope for a better world. As we approach the fellowship’s end—its KLIMAX—let’s hear how it has created an impact on the lives of a drag queen, an IP advocate, and an artist. (Speakers used a mixed of English and Filipino while recording this episode)
Celebrating Women Climate Journalists
March 18, 2022 14:46 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBTo commemorate International Women’s Day, Climate Tracker’s Africa Community Manager Joyce Chachu-Hilton talked to three female climate journalists from across the globe: Vaishnavi Rathore from India, Vishani Ragobeer from Guyana, and Jennifer Ugwa from Nigeria. They talked about their experiences as women journalists in their countries and regions, the challenges they’ve faced, how they’ve overcome them, and their words of advice for young women aspiring to share climate and environment s...
Climate Tracker Specials: Re-Energizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines EP05
December 12, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode, we talk to two journalists in the city of Davao - the largest city in the Philippines and the hometown of its current president, Rodrigo Duterte. Yas Ocampo and Marcos Mordeno of MindaNews talked about why they think writing about the environment is important, especially in a city where all eyes are glued to local politics. Note: The speakers in this episode are switching between English and Filipino. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at podcast@clim...
Climate Tracker Specials: Re-Energizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines EP04
December 11, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode, we take you to Palawan a beautiful island in the Philippines but as Joel Contrivida tells us it has been struggling with energy security. Note: The speakers in this episode are switching between English and Filipino. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are listening on Apple Podcast, kindly leave a comment - it helps new listeners to find us.
Climate Tracker Specials: Re-Energizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines EP03
December 10, 2021 15:55 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this episode, we talk about digital and video journalism with Reynald Ramirez and Alfredo Ruzol of ABS-CBN News to tackle the challenges of visualizing and simplifying climate issues. Note: The speakers in this episode are switching between English and Filipino. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are listening on Apple Podcast, kindly leave a comment - it helps new listeners to find us.
Climate Tracker Specials: Re-Energizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines EP02
December 07, 2021 11:38 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this episode, we talk to Jonathan de Santos and Gaea Cabico of Philstar.com about their relationship as editor - reporter and why mentorship is important in the journalism world today. Note: The speakers in this episode are switching between English and Filipino. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are listening on Apple Podcast, kindly leave a comment - it helps new listeners to find us.
Climate Tracker Specials: Re-Energizing Climate Reporting in the Philippines EP01
December 06, 2021 04:47 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBOur Climate Tracker Specials Asia is back and this time, you will hear from journalists from the Philippines on how they are reporting on climate stories. In this episode, Biena Magbitang talks to Joe Torres and Mark Saludes of LiCAS news on the importance of religion in the climate conversation and the role of the church in our fight against climate change. Note: The speakers in this episode are switching between English and Filipino. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email ...
EP 20: Journalism and Women empowerment in Kenya with Cece Siago
October 13, 2021 09:52 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week, we are talking to Cece Siago, a Kenyan journalist - passionate about women empowerment and gender equality. We talk about the impacts of climate change in Kenya and what are the stories she is planning to write in the future. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are listening on Apple Podcast, kindly leave a comment - it helps new listeners to find us.
Shaping climate narratives in Italy with Marta Vigano
October 01, 2021 14:35 - 34 minutes - 32 MBToday, we head over to Italy to talk to one of our young Italian fellows, Marta Viganò. Marta was a part of our New Media Fellowship where she has been investigating the impact of Climate Change on mental health and the role of the Catholic church in shaping national climate narratives in Italy. She also recently published a collaborative story on Climate Tracker focusing on the environmental impacts of the global coffee trade from Guatemala to Italy. We recorded this April this year, an...
EP 19: Shaping climate narratives in Italy with Marta Vigano
October 01, 2021 14:35 - 34 minutes - 32 MBToday, we head over to Italy to talk to one of our young Italian fellows, Marta Viganò. Marta was a part of our New Media Fellowship where she has been investigating the impact of Climate Change on mental health and the role of the Catholic church in shaping national climate narratives in Italy. She also recently published a collaborative story on Climate Tracker focusing on the environmental impacts of the global coffee trade from Guatemala to Italy. We recorded this April this year, and...
EP 18: Pushing for youth participation in shaping climate policies in Kenya with Kevin Lunzalu
September 23, 2021 10:08 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBNow, let’s head over to Nairobi - known to some as the green city of the sun, where we meet Kevin Lunzalu. He is a young environmental researcher who is one of our wildcard fellows, trying to build up his experience in the world of journalism and make a real impact in his home country of Kenya. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are listening on Apple Podcast, kindly leave a comment - it helps new listeners to find us. We recorded...
EP 17: How journalism help community building in Guatemala with Jody Garcia
September 16, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBFor some, their first day as a journalist is unmemorable, boring even -- But it’s a different story for Jody Garcia. After turning her back on her job at an accounting firm to pursue journalism, Jody landed her dream job at a national newspaper, little did she know she would be asked to interview a convicted murderer, and one Guatemala’s most prominent gangsters on her first day. But after almost a decade of covering justice and politics, Jody is now focusing on the plight of environmen...
EP 17: How journalism helps community building in Guatemala with Jody Garcia
September 16, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBFor some, their first day as a journalist is unmemorable, boring even -- But it’s a different story for Jody Garcia. After turning her back on her job at an accounting firm to pursue journalism, Jody landed her dream job at a national newspaper, little did she know she would be asked to interview a convicted murderer, and one Guatemala’s most prominent gangsters on her first day. But after almost a decade of covering justice and politics, Jody is now focusing on the plight of environment...
Climate Tracker Specials: Has COVID-19 shifted the media discourse on plastics in Southeast Asia?
June 29, 2021 11:08 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBSoutheast Asia has seen the problem of plastic waste grow in urgency as fast-paced urbanization, a reliance on single-use plastic products, and continued plastic production have made plastic a convenient choice for its population of over 650 million people. This surge in plastic use is why we at Climate Tracker, in partnership with global movement Break Free from Plastic, attempted to assess media coverage of plastics in Southeast Asia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We looked at a...
EP 16: Writing about indigenous communities in Thailand with Nanticha Ocharoenchai
June 15, 2021 10:22 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Weekly where we hear stories that matter to young climate journalists around the world. In this episode we talk to Lynn Ocharoenchai, a journalist and a youth leader from Thailand. She started her career in journalism at the age of 18, and shared why she believes so strongly that it's important to highlight indigenous communities in writing great climate stories. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are list...
EP 15: The blurred lines between journalism and activism with Julie Bourdin
April 01, 2021 18:20 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this episode, we talk to Julie Bourdin a French and South African multimedia journalist whose work is focused on migration and human rights. She shared her experience as an activist and a journalist and the blurred lines between the two.
EP 14: Speaking out against Climate Change in India with Seema Prasad
March 24, 2021 17:04 - 49 minutes - 45 MBGrowing up in Bangalore widely regarded as the Silicon Valley of India, Seema Prasad initially wanted to become a software engineer but ended up following the footsteps of her parents who are both journalists. At the age of 19 she was already in her first journalism internship and since then, has studied at the Times School of Journalism in Delhi, and believes that Climate Change has a massive untapped potential in what is the world biggest print journalism market. With over 100,000 newspap...
Climate Tracker Specials: Restoring Forests in Southeast Asia EP2
March 08, 2021 12:51 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode we take a look at efforts done by local communities in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia to keep their last forests intact.
Climate Tracker Specials: Restoring Forests in Southeast Asia EP1
March 04, 2021 09:25 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode we take a look at efforts done by local communities in Indonesia to keep their last forests intact. Climate Tracker's Kharishar Kahfi talks to Siti Isnawati a journalist from Pekalongan, Central Java. She has been working with Climate Tracker in reporting the forest restoration efforts in Southeast Asian countries.
EP 13: Comparing environmental crises in Pakistan and the U.S. with Quratulain Tejani
March 01, 2021 18:31 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode, we talk to Quratulain Tejani, a climate journalist from Karachi, Pakistan who is currently in New York studying a masters in Journalism. She shares her journey and what it's like to compare environmental crises in Pakistan and the United States.
EP 12: Connecting climate and human rights stories in Bolivia with Claudia Belaunde
February 22, 2021 16:27 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this episode, we talk to Claudia Belaunde in Bolivia who got into journalism through a happy accident. She initially wanted to be a documentary filmmaker but was tapped into being a reporter to cover odd stories. But she proved her chops and is now reporting on climate, human rights, and politics.
EP 11: Drumming up interest in climate stories in Russia with Liubov Glazunova
February 04, 2021 05:10 - 48 minutes - 44 MBIn this episode, we talk to Russian Journalist Liubov Glazunova on how young journalists still write great stories even in her country's authoritarian environment, Siberia’s fires, and how to deal with climate change deniers, even among so-called “scientific experts”.
EP 10: The impact of a Biden presidency to U.S. Climate Reporters with Ilana Cohen
January 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIn this first episode of Climate Tracker Weekly's second season, Chris Wright talks to Ilana Cohen, a journalist and activist in the United States who shared what she expects from a Biden presidency and how it might shift climate reporting in America.
Climate Tracker Specials: Fueling the Tiger Cubs | Action Plan
January 15, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBClimate Tracker Research fellows took a deep dive into energy reporting in Southeast Asia and discovered interesting findings but where do we go from here? That’s the question Chris Wright and Mai Hoang will examine in this episode. This is the final episode of our series focusing on energy futures across Southeast Asia, known as “Fueling the Tiger Cubs”. This is part of Climate Tracker's most ambitious media research project so far, supported by the Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
EP09: Being a Brazilian Journalist in the time of Bolsonaro with Meghie Rodgrigues
December 31, 2020 10:05 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Weekly where we hear stories that matter to young climate journalists around the world. We’ve come to our final episode for the year and we will be talking to Meghie Rodrigues of Brazil. In our interview, she shares the danger and difficulties journalists have to go through under the Bolsonaro administration. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected]. If you are listening on Apple Podcast, kindly leave a comment - it he...
EP09: Being a Brazilian Journalist in the time of Bolsonaro with Meghie Rodrigues
December 31, 2020 10:05 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Weekly where we hear stories that matter to young climate journalists around the world.
EP08: Life of a Freelance Journalist in Kenya with Dominic Kirui
December 24, 2020 18:43 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Weekly where we hear stories that matter to young climate journalists around the world.
Climate Tracker Specials: A Green New Deal EP04
December 16, 2020 06:03 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series taking a deep dive into the media industry in the region.
Climate Tracker Specials: A Green New Deal EP03
December 16, 2020 03:06 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series taking a deep dive into the media industry in the region.
Climate Tracker Specials: A Green New Deal EP02
December 11, 2020 12:37 - 19 minutes - 18 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series taking a deep dive into the media industry in the region.
Climate Tracker Specials: Green growth and the new normal in Malaysia
December 11, 2020 12:37 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIs it possible to make green growth part of the new normal post-pandemic? Climate Tracker's Chris Wright and Kharishar Kahfi chat with journalists in Malaysia to answer just that. Welcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series taking a deep dive into the media industry in the region. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected].
Climate Tracker Specials: The green transition in Vietnam
December 07, 2020 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series taking a deep dive into the media industry in the region. In this episode, Chris Wright and Mai Hoang of the Climate Tracker Network talk to a researcher and a journalist from Vietnam about green growth in the country in the time of COVID-19. For comments, suggestions and feedback you can email us at [email protected].
Climate Tracker Specials: A Green New Deal EP01
December 07, 2020 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series taking a deep dive into the media industry in the region.
EP 07: The importance of community-driven stories in the Philippines with Gaea Cabico
December 04, 2020 08:17 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBHear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world. Join us on Climate Tracker Weekly.
Climate Tracker Specials: Energy Reporting in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines
November 29, 2020 15:42 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBDo you know that some of Indonesia’s largest media conglomerates have financial stakes in the coal mining industry? Or that energy reporting in the Philippines differs drastically between the greater Manilla region and the more remote Mindanao? How about the fact that a new government took power in Malaysia in 2018 and ushered in an era of liberalization for the press and the energy market Welcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series that will take a deep dive in...
Climate Tracker Specials: Fueling the Tiger Cubs EP02
November 29, 2020 15:42 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series that will take a deep dive into the media industry in the region.
EP 06: Pushing for climate stories in Egypt with Rahma Diaa Youssef
November 27, 2020 03:29 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode, Climate Tracker Founder Chris Wright talks to Rahma Diaa Youssef, a freelance journalist in Egypt as she tells how difficult it is for climate journalists to find news outlets that will be interested in publishing environmental issues in her country.
Climate Tracker Specials: Reporting on coal and renewables in Vietnam and Thailand
November 20, 2020 22:15 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBDo you know that some editors and journalists in Vietnam believe that it is their duty to advocate for a clean energy transition and are willing to criticize government policies despite being literally owned by the government? How about this - Thai media is very keen on covering community opposition to power plants. It also played a big role in bringing about a coal moratorium in northern provinces. Welcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series that will take a...
Climate Tracker Specials: Fueling the Tiger Cubs EP01
November 20, 2020 22:15 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWelcome to Climate Tracker Specials Asia - a new podcast series that will take a deep dive into the media industry in the region.
EP 05: Media censorship in Kazakhstan with Danara Ismetova
November 16, 2020 09:37 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBHear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world. Join us on Climate Tracker Weekly.
EP 04: Cuba's disaster preparedness with Eileen Sosin
November 09, 2020 09:15 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBHear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world. Join us on Climate Tracker Weekly.
EP 03: The dangers of being a Kashmir journalist with Raqib Naik
October 30, 2020 10:21 - 1 hour - 59 MBHear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world. Join us on Climate Tracker Weekly.
EP 4: The dangers of being a Kashmir journalist with Raqib Naik
October 30, 2020 10:21 - 1 hour - 59 MBIn this episode, Climate Tracker Founder Chris Wright talks to Raqib Hameed Naik, a journalist in the Indian Administered Kashmir. He explains the dangers of being a journalist in Kashmir and why he continues to put his life at risk to be able to tell the story of his people. For your comments, suggestions and feedback, you can email us at [email protected].
EP 02: The future of Venice amid sea level rise with Marco Ranocchiari
October 22, 2020 09:24 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBHear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world. Join us on Climate Tracker Weekly.
EP 01: The next big shift in U.S. climate journalism with Olivia Box
October 14, 2020 18:54 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBHear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world. Join us on Climate Tracker Weekly.
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October 07, 2020 08:26 - 47 seconds - 758 KBYou know about climate change in the US and Europe? But what’s happening in Indonesia? What about Tunisia? Get out of your bubble each week and hear the stories that matter to young climate reporters around the world.