CSE Media Fellowships Programme for the Global South

Date: August- October 2015

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a New Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organisation and recipient of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize. It was recently ranked 17th among a global listing of top environmental think tanks in the Global Go To Think Tank Index, compiled each year by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Programme of the University of Pennsylvania in the US.

As part of its global programme, CSE has offered two different fellowships to journalists in Africa and Asia.

The following members served as a jury:

• Mr. Otula Owour, Science Editor, Science Africa Magazine
• Mr. Wycliffe Muga, Weekend Editor, Star Magazine
• Ms. Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director - Air Pollution And Clean Transportation Programme
• Mr. Suresh Kumar Rohilla Programme Director - Urban Water Management.

The subject matters for the fellowships were as follows:

Fellowships on air and mobility issues

A total of five fellowships have been awarded on the subjects of clean air and sustainability. Fellows will explore issues such as air pollution (assessment and monitoring, causes, effects of and policies on pollution), mobility (connection between pollution and mobility, public transport and private transport, affordability of transport, design of cities to cater to vehicles or pedestrians and cyclists, congestion, and other issues.

The selected fellows are
	Christophe D. Assogba Science Journalist Le Progress Benin
Articles L'ignorance des taxi-moto, frein à la lutte contre la pollution de l'air Une lutte à multiples visages Produire des données pour mieux lutter contre la pollution L'Afrique solidaire mobilisée autour de Golou Claudine Prudencio et lessiens choisissent ADJAVON Houngbédji propose une réforme du parlement L'Afrique solidaire mobilisee autour de Golou
	Violet Otindo Features editor K24tv Kenya
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	Kiprotich Koros Journalist Science Africa Kenya
Articles Industrial Pollution Increasing in Nairobi   Kenya: Automobile Emission New Health Risk   Kenya: Dangers of Medical Waste
	Adella Mbabazi Senior Radio Programme Producer Vision Group Uganda
Articles Traditional cook stove: women and children’s silent killer Acid Rain Threats Life in Uganda Exposure to traffic-related air pollution a high risk for pregnant women
	Momar Niang Journalist/ Editor ouestaf.com/ Senegal
Articles Urban mobility in Dakar.... Global Report on AP and Health Problems Qualité de l’air : comment ça se mesure ? Sénégal : qui a dit mobilité urbaine ?  Sénégal : cet air toxique dans vos poumons

Fellowships on water issues

A total of five fellowships have been awarded on the subject of water. The issues will vary from country to country and would cover subjects such as drought and their management, rainwater harvesting, access to clean water, water supply challenges, ground water management, use of surface water, faecal sludge management, waste management, preservation of natural water resources (such as lakes, ponds and rivers), among others.

	Fredrick Mugira News Editor WaterjournalistsAfrica.com Uganda
Articles Over 300,000 people affected as Isingiro wells dry up Meet Mutoto Bushenyi’s ‘rain maker’  Uganda: Surface Water Quality More Worrying Than Scarcity  Beyond Endurance: Pictures Telling Uganda’s Water Story  The Culture That Averted Degradation of Water Resources Cultural Responses to Weather Related Disasters
	Absalom Shigwedha Environment Journalist Informante Namibia
Articles Drought terrorises Namibia  Earth dams address water need Wetlands preservation in Nam
	George Mhango News Analysts WaterjournalistsAfrica.com Malawi
Articles: The Forgotten Story of Dams in Malawi Water for Electricity: Water-Powered Electricity to Transform Malawian Communities When Water Turns Political In Malawi The Other Side of Floods
	Murali Pai Editor African Conservation Telegraph Ethiopia Articles Water Issues in the Horn of Africa
	Maina Waruru Climate change editor Thomson reuters foundation Kenya
Articles Lack of groundwater data is keeping Kenya thirsty, experts say To arm against drought, Kenya maps its water resources Water Filtering Technology to Slow Felling of Trees

Award

USD 2,000 is awarded to each fellow to support research, travel and writing between the given period. The award will be released as a single installment at the end of fellowship period.