The University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) is set to introduce a Diploma in Environmental Communication to equip journalists with specialised skills in reporting on climate change, green innovation, and sustainable development.

The programme, which targets interested members of the Eastern Regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), was announced by the Vice-Chancellor of UESD, Professor Eric Nyarko-Sampson, at the closing ceremony of a two-day media training workshop in Koforidua.

Held under the theme “Reporting Green Innovation: Strengthening Media Engagement for Sustainable Development,” the workshop aimed to strengthen journalists’ capacity to identify, understand, and effectively report on environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and inclusive development.

Professor Nyarko-Sampson explained that the diploma programme will be offered under the Nkabom Collaborative, through which UESD is implementing the Agro-Waste Management and Aquaculture Technology Entrepreneurship Initiative.

He encouraged journalists to take advantage of the opportunity when admissions officially open.

According to the Vice-Chancellor, the workshop forms part of efforts to prepare journalists to cover key milestones of the initiative, highlight success stories of youth, women, and communities benefiting from the project, and promote accurate, solutions-focused reporting on green innovation.

He emphasized that informed and consistent media coverage is essential to the success of the initiative and urged journalists to become active partners in promoting climate-resilient livelihoods, sustainable agriculture, and opportunities for women, young people, and other vulnerable groups.

The Nkabom Collaborative is a partnership involving UESD, Koforidua Technical University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the University of Ghana, the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ashesi University, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), and McGill University of Canada.

Through the collaboration, UESD is leading initiatives that transform agricultural waste into valuable products, promote technology-driven aquaculture, and create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities within Ghana’s sustainable agri-food sector.

John Attafuah reporting