TIRANA, October 20/ATA/- The first Environment Forum organized by Anadolu Agency, Türkiye’s leading news provider, kicked off Thursday in Istanbul to raise awareness of the climate crisis and environmental issues.
“Today, we came together to share the need of fighting against the environment and climate crisis from the media perspective with the initiative of Anadolu Agency,” said Serdar Karagoz, Anadolu Agency’s director-general and chairman, addressing the forum which is being held at Istanbul Renaissance Polat Hotel with the main theme Reshaping the Narrative of Environmental and Climate Crises.
General Director of ATA Valbona Zhupa is also attending the event.
“We face a collective enemy that affects us all regardless of our difference: environment and climate crisis,” Karagoz said. “It is not a likely problem that will affect our future, indeed, it is deeply affecting our time.”
“As journalists, we cannot stay far away from this matter. ‘Reshaping the narrative of environment and climate crisis is not an option for us, it is our responsibility. So, how do we reshape this narrative?” he added.
Noting that Anadolu Agency has been dealing with these questions for a long time, Karagoz said: “After long-lasting discussions, we recently founded Greenline, one of the most comprehensive media platforms narrating environment and climate issues.”
“Our main goal is ‘remaining responsive’ to the world, while nature and the environment are getting destroyed,” he added. “Greenline platform reports on climate change, green economy, zero waste, and environment stories from all aspects.”
Pointing out that climate journalism should be of greater importance to all media outlets all over the world, Karagoz said: “As journalists, we not only inform, but also transform the public by revealing man-made disasters behind this crisis.”
“From forest fires in Europe to the disappearance of rainforests in the Amazon, we tell the world the tragedy of climate disaster with Greenline platform,” he added. “However, we tell not only the tragedy, but also share the stories giving us hope.”
Karagoz also highlighted that Environment Forum would become “an excellent focal point to discuss both man-made disasters and hope behind this crisis from the media perspective.”
“Journalists, experts, and decision-makers, gathered at the Environment Forum today, will debate on a new narrative on the environment and climate change,” he said.
“The forum participants’ profiles remind us that these issues concern all of us. From Zimbabwe to Spain, Somalia to Albania, from Norway to Italy, we all came together with the same concern,” he noted.
“We hope that the Environment Forum will be a milestone in the steps taken against the climate crisis. We hope that it will contribute to a more livable world,” he explained.
Karagoz also noted: “I would like to remind you again that as Anadolu Agency, we do not question the need for action. We do inspire, we do act, we do change. We say ‘a word for a better world’.”
