CIR, UNFPA to host Sri Lanka’s first-ever journalist training on extreme heat

To support Sri Lankan journalists to better understand extreme heat, the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIR) in partnership with the UNFPA will host a specialized training workshop “Reporting on Extreme Heat” in Colombo.

As SriLanka faces shifting climate patterns and the threat of super El Niño, this training will equip local journalists with climate data & insights on how extreme heat impacts, especially vulnerable groups.

The training will be delivered by,
Arun Karki is the founder of the Center for Data Journalism Nepal (CDJN) and South Asia Coordinator at the Centre for Investigative Journalism, London. He is a leading expert in data journalism and open-source investigations with a strong focus on satellite imagery, geospatial analysis, verification techniques, and digital mapping.

Dilrukshi Handunnetti is an international award-winning investigative journalist and journalism trainer with a strong focus on climate science, environmental governance, and public-interest journalism. She is the Co-Founder of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and Sri Lanka Editor for Mongabay.

Founder and Chief Editor of the Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (NIMJN), Rajneesh Bhandari has extensive experience reporting on disasters and humanitarian crises. His sessions will explore disaster risk reduction, ethical crisis reporting, solutions and accountability journalism.

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