CIR Co-founder Dilrukshi Handunnetti delivered the Presidential Address at Madurai International Communication Conference (MICC) on 24 September. Organised by the School of Linguistics and Communication at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, under the theme “Environmental Communication, Climate Action, Emergent Media & AI,” her address explored the transformative potential of AI and emerging media in climate communication, the importance of ethical and impactful digital storytelling, the environmental costs of technology, and the challenges of ‘digital extractivism’ and protecting indigenous ecological knowledge.
The second edition of the conference took place from September 24–25, 2026, in a hybrid format, focusing on environmental communication, climate action, emergent media, and artificial intelligence.
