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Meeting the challenge of translating data into stories/messages
Our study tour on Communicating Climate Change using Data Toolkits, started today (15 November). The fifth and final in the series of Climate Change (virtual) Study Tours for the EU delegation in South Africa and the German government, this programme is designed to help anyone who struggles with communicate matters pertaining to about Climate Change (or science/complex topics for that matter) and who were ALSO excited by the possibility of...
read moreClimate Change Study Tours in full swing
Day 1 of Study Tour #2, wrapped!! Our study tour on Urban Adaptation and Resilience, started today (15 September). Second in the series of five Climate Change (virtual) Study Tours for the EU delegation in South Africa and the German government, this programme is designed to benefit municipalities/local arms of government in their strategic and critical work on Urban Climate Change Resilience (UCCR). The concept of UCCR embraces climate...
read moreCalling all journo’s ….
From 27 July, the E.U. Delegation to South Africa’s series on Climate Change kicks off. First up, is a knowledge exchange for journalists, writers and those in communications portfolios who have a substantive interest in Climate Change and their role in making sense of the science and policy for citizens. I’m stealing from Naked Data Issue #302 || The Last Jedi Edition || 2021-07-26, who gave the programme this punt on...
read more” ’twas a rough night” (Macbeth)
Switch out “night” for “week” and we leap from a darkly plotted murderous night in age-old Scotland to the same in South Africa in the days/nights since ex-President Jacob Zuma reluctantly entered prison gates to serve a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. There are excellent articles by seasoned journalists who can convey better than I both the conflagration and its origins (seemingly a potent mix of political...
read moreJozi (Johannesburg)
There is such a richness of cuisine and culture in Jozi, we do hope you’ll come and experience it with us when travel becomes easier again. “When we can understand what people eat and why and how, we are often softened in our attitude towards them. Sharing food is a wonderful pacifier, as history has shown.” This Daily Maverick article speaks our language: ” If we unpicked our rich fabric that is Jozi and pulled out...
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