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November 24, 2008

Arrival of Participants

19:00
Welcome Reception For Faculty and Participants at UNU/ ILI
Introduction of the Trainers

November 25, 2008

REPORT FORM OF THE DAY : News Feature/ News Article 08:30 – 09:00
Registration

09:00 – 10:00
Opening Ceremony

• Jairam REDDY
  Director, United Nations University – International Leadership Institute
  
  
• Michael DÄUMER
  Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e.V.,Amman Office, Jordan

Keynote Speech:
HE Eng. Faris Al Junaidi
Secretary General, Ministry for Environment, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

10:30 – 12:00
Short View through the Program - Icebreaking Round - Introductory Round

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus

Session I: Overview of Climate Change

12:00 – 12:30
Climate Change – A Global Perspective
Wael HMAIDAN, IndyAct, Lebanon

12:30 – 13:00
Climate Change in the MENA Region
Dr Odeh JAYOUSI, Director IUCN, Jordan

13:00 – 13:30
Discussion

14:30 – 15:00
Environmental Impacts of Climate Change – A Case Study of Iraq
Dr Marwan AL JABBERI, University of Baghdad, Irak

15:00 – 15:30
Water Resources and Climate Change
Dr Jawad BAKRI, University of Jordan, Jordan

15:30 – 16:00
Energy Security and Climate Change
Kirsten NEUMANN, UNU/ILI, Germany

16:00 – 16:30
Discussion

17:00 – 19:00
Training:

• Going beyond: Writing a News Feature about Issues of the Day; Journalistic Skills for Further Investigations; some Hints for Journalistic Investigations in the Field and Narrative Writing; Briefing for the next days field visit
• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/ Reporter, AFP, Cyprus

Evening
Private time for working on contribution to the course

November 26, 2008

REPORT FORM OF THE DAY: Reportage and Portrait

Session II

07:00 – 13:00
Field Visit
Group One:
GTZ – Management of Water Resources Programme

• Jochen REGNER, Program Manager, GTZ, Jordan
  
  
• Prof Holger WORMER, Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  

Group Two:
GTZ – Farmers in the Jordan Valley

• Jairam REDDY, Director, United Nations University – International Leadership Institute, Jordan

08:15 – 11:30
Group Three:
Higher Media Council

• Safaa KANJ, Senior Editor/ Reporter, AFP, Cyprus

13:00 – 13:30
Registration / Distribution of News Articles from the Day before

14:30 – 16:00
Editorial Meeting: Discussion of the News Articles / Features from the Day before

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus

16:00 – 16:30
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Ibrahim KHADER, Jordan

17:00 – 17:30
Climate Change and Transmissible Diseases
Mazen MALKAWI
WHO, Jordan

17:30 – 18:00 Discussion
18:00 – 18:30
From Rio to Johannesburg to Kyoto – Prospects for International Consensus on Climate Change Measures
Wael Hmaidan, IndyAct, Lebanon

18:30 – 19:00
Discussion

Evening
Private time for working on contribution to the course

November 27, 2008

REPORT FORM OF THE DAY: Interview

08:30 – 09:00
Registration: Distribution of News Articles from the Day before

09:00 – 10:30
Editorial Meeting: Discussion of the News Articles / Features from the Day before

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus

Session III: Overview of Leadership and Media

11:00 – 11:30
Leadership in the Age of Globalisation
Jairam REDDY, Director, United Nations University – International Leadership Institute Jordan

11:30 – 12:00
Leadership in Media – The Challenge of Informing
Annette YOUNG, Journalist, Nine Network Australia

12:00 – 12:30
Discussion

13:30 – 14:00
Media and Reporting on the Environment and Climate Change – Print Media / Radio / Television
Daoud KUTTAB, Freelance Journalist, Jordan

14:30 – 15:00
Media and Reporting on the Environment and Climate Change Internet / Blogs
Naseem TARAWNAH, Jordan

15:00 – 15:30
Discussion

16:00 – 18:00
Training: Special Interview Situations with Scientists and Other Experts

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus
  

Evening
Private time for working on contribution to the course

November 28, 2008

08:30 – 09:00
Registration; Distribution of News Articles from the Day before

09:00 – 10:30
Editorial Meeting: Discussion of the News Articles/ Features from the Day before

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus
  

11:00 – 12:30
Training: Going Beyond (Presentations and Practical Training) I
The Scientific System or: How to Identify a Good Expert?

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus
  

13:30 – 16:00
Training: Going Beyond (Presentations and Practical Training) II
Seeking the Web: How to Find and Evaluate Useful Information Investigation Worldwide? Discussion of Cultural Differences and Particularities?

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus
  

16:30 – 17:30
Closing Ceremony: Introduction of Journalistic Contributes and Evaluation

• Prof Holger WORMER
  Institute of Journalism, University of Dortmund, Germany
  
  
• Safaa KANJ
  Senior Editor/Reporter, AFP, Cyprus
  

Closing Remarks

• Jairam REDDY
  Director, United Nations University – International Leadership Institute Jordan
  
  
• Michael DÄUMER
  Resident Representative

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e.V., Amman Office Jordan Followed by … Farewell Dinner

Departure of Participants