Jordan on Sunday participated in the first meeting of the Arab committee on preparing a unified plan to cover environmental issues in the media, held in the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.

The meeting, chaired by Alaa Al-Zyoud, media advisor at Jordan’s Permanent Delegation to the Arab League, covered national expertise and proposals submitted by Arab countries to enhance the role of Arab media in raising awareness of environmental and climate issues.

During the meeting, Al-Zyoud presented proposals submitted by the Ministry of Government Communication and public media organizations: the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the Radio and Television Corporation, and the Media Commission, which would contribute to the formulation of a media plan to deal with environmental issues at the national and Arab levels.

This meeting comes in implementation of the decision of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information, which formed a committee to develop a unified Arab plan to deal with environmental issues in the media,
especially in light of the increasing importance of environment and climate issues, their overlap with vital sectors such as the green economy, the need to raise awareness to build a culture among the new generation, and to train and empower journalists and media professionals in journalism specialized in environmental issues.

Source: Jordan News Agency