Awareness and Capacity Building Workshop for the Media

A workshop to sensitize journalists on climate change issues in the eastern Himalayan Region of India was organized in Namchi, Sikkim from 17 to 20 November 2014. The workshop provided participants an opportunity to learn more about the existing policies of the state governments on climate change mitigation and adaptation; and interact with experts on climate change and government officials. This workshop was second in a series of four capacity building workshops for the media, organized jointly by the Centre for Environment Education Himalaya and thethirdpole.net as part of the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.