The CCT presented Al-Ahram Al-Arabi with the award at its annual award ceremony at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) headquarters.
The Cairo Climate Talks forum was established in 2011 as a collaborative project between the German Embassy in Cairo; the Egyptian Ministry of Environment; the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA); the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ); and the Egyptian-German Joint High Committee for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection (JCEE).
The CCT facilitates the exchange of views and visions among researchers, governments, the private sector, and civil society to discuss current environmental and climate protection issues. It strives to raise public awareness about environmental issues in Egypt.
A statement from the forum indicated that it had received numerous submissions from journalists working in various media outlets across Egypt, covering environmental and climate change topics published in the Egyptian media over the past thirteen months.
The statement added that the Cairo Forum's Environmental Journalism Award honoured distinguished journalists and media professionals in environmental journalism whose articles highlighted the critical role of the media in increasing awareness and Climate Action.
Wafaa Farag won an award in the print journalism category for her article on environmental architecture, and Mahmoud El-Azba won an award in the online journalism category for his article on climate change and mental health.
Loreen More, Head of the Scientific Section at the German Embassy in Cairo, honoured the 2024 award-winning journalists for their influential work in promoting environmental protection, combating climate change, and educating the public about the urgent need for continued action.
At the awards ceremony, More said, "As we celebrate these distinguished journalists, we reaffirm the important role played by environmental journalism in today's world, where climate action has become more urgent than ever."
Before the ceremony, a workshop was held, moderated by Ashraf Amin, the head of the science department at Al-Ahram daily.
The workshop brought together journalists interested in the environment and science, who exchanged recommendations and proposed visions to increase public awareness of climate change and the role of the media in instilling a culture of environmental conservation through carefully considered messages to support plastic waste recycling activities and the transition to clean energy use.
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