The Environmental Commission of the African Media Environmental and Health Promotion Network (REMAPSEN) held a virtual meeting on Wednesday 21st December, to discuss issues related to the new commission assigned to climate change.
The network’s president, Youssouf Bamba, reminded participants that REMAPSEN is not a network of journalists but a network of media, “because as journalists we form part of a media structure”. Youssouf Bamba also identified the expectations of the executive committee regarding the environmental commission.
According to him, each member must first improve environmental information in their country; produce content; and contribute to the implementation of environmental projects.
The management structure of the environmental commission, headed by Line Renée Batongué, a journalist from CRTV in Cameroon, was also presented.
The meeting was also a chance for the members of the commission to introduce themselves and talk about their activities.
Other information provided by Youssouf Bamba covered the media and climate change meeting scheduled for 8th-11th May 2023, in Yaounde, Cameroon; the media forum on child health in Africa, to be held in Guinea Conakry, in October 2023; a media forum on RS/FP in Kinshasa in 2024 and another meeting in Accra (Ghana) or Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) on plastic waste.
Bamba also wanted to hold a meeting of commission members every quarter.
In conclusion, President Youssouf Bamba expressed his best wishes for the new year.
Source: Official Web Page of the Government