UNESCO has long been concerned with the implications of our changing environment, its scientific causes and the importance of communicating accurate information about it to the public.

The International Conference on “Broadcast Media and Climate Change” which will be held on 4 and 5 September 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), regional broadcasting unions and international broadcasting organizations, will bring together broadcasters, scientific organizations and climate-related agencies to examine the crucial role and potential of the broadcast media in raising public awareness on climate change and the importance of strategic partnerships to achieve this goal.

Coming just three months ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Copenhagen, Denmark, the outcomes of this international conference on broadcast media and climate change will contribute to the high level discussions in December.
I look forward to joining forces with you in developing a unified approach to tackling climate change through the media.

Koïchiro Matsuura