ACCER AWARDS

INITIATIVES

African Climate Change and Environment Reporting is an initiative started by PACJA set to pay homage to African journalists who have exemplarily covered issues around environmental and climate issues. The ACCER Award Finalist Academy is a strategic plan that ensures existing, training and reward schemes remain in place and also ensure sustainability of the capacity building project. The main objectives of the awards:

To circulate the African narrative on Climate Change in environmental discourse.
To ensure that journalists and media houses in Africa remain properly motivated to objectively and effectively report on matters of climate change and environmental issues.
To shine a light on best practices being employed at policy and practice in response to climate change.
To enhance proactive media participation in African climate change discourse.
To promote and create awareness about the opportunities existing in green investment in both public and the private sectors.

The awards were launched back in 2013. We receive hundreds of applications every year from across Africa. The process of vetting and determining the winners was a level and rigorous process and a lot of work was recognized whether or not they got an award.

Africa is realizing the impact that climate change is having on their lives and their actionable plans to mitigate and adapt to new ways of living is evidential and has been reported across the board in the various media platforms.