Journalists have a crucial role to play in creating inspirational and transformative narratives relating to the world’s complex water conflicts, specialists say in the first episode of a three-part podcast series on water conflict and cooperation.

In this episode, special guests discuss their research on the role of the media in water diplomacy, which features in a new expert guide for journalists and policymakers launched by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.

Water Conflicts and Cooperation: A Media Handbook is available as an open access eBook. ( follow the second link)

Episode guests

Emanuele Fantini, senior lecturer and researcher, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.

Rasha Dewedar, freelance science and gender journalist.

Nitasha Nair, policy and management specialist.

This episode features High Water by Artem Bember, under Creative Commons.
Debate

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