WACC is looking for partners from the civil society in the Middle East, Latin America (particularly Bolivia and Venezuela), and Africa that are interested in carrying out year-long initiatives that:

Promote the growth of networks of grassroots reporters and/or environmental citizen journalists involved in local "constructive" journalism, especially those aiming to increase public awareness of environmental issues, local and traditional knowledge, and climate adaptation/mitigation. Encourage and strengthen the ability of communities at the grassroots level to employ traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) to improve local strategies for mitigating climate change.

Anticipated Results
Rights to Communication and Climate Change:
enhanced ability of community-based organisations to record and disseminate best practices pertaining to traditional ecological knowledge;
Greater awareness of the role that traditional ecological knowledge and communication play in improving natural resource management at the local, regional, and global levels; or Better networks of communication practitioners involved in climate mitigation, traditional ecological knowledge, and activities related to natural resource management.