Climate Change
COP30 Climate Change Media Partnership Reporting Fellowship
Fourteen journalists from low- and middle-income countries will participate in a fellowship program and report on location in Belém, Brazil, at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) in November 2025.
Updated October 2025
CCMP COP30 Reporting Fellows Announced
The Earth Journalism Network (EJN), a project of Internews, and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, are pleased to announce that 14 journalists have been awarded fellowships to cover the 30th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30), as part of the Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) program.
The fellows selected to attend and report on COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025 are:
- Adinda Ramadhaning Kusomo, Indonesia (Kompas TV)
- Adrielle Farias da Cruz, Brazil (Terra)
- Ananiya Alick Ponje, Malawi (The Times Group)
- Cheena Kapoor, India (Scroll)
- Itzel Elizabeth Gomez Gurrola, Mexico (Canal Once)
- Jose Antonio Libro Delgado, Philippines (The Laotian Times/The Japan Times)
- Khaliumaa Erdenebat, Mongolia (Tenger TV)
- Md Masum Billah, Bangladesh (The Business Standard)
- Raphael Vincent Luna Bosano, Philippines (ABS-CBN News)
- Samantha Ho Yuet Ching, Malaysia (Eco-Business)
- Yekini Olubunmi Adama Khafayat, Nigeria (Radio Nigeria/Radio Now)
- Aminata E. Sanyang, The Gambia (Gambia Radio and Television Services)
- Durga Rana Magar, Nepal (Himal Media)
- Undisclosed*
*Note: Per their request, we are protecting the anonymity of fellows reporting from sensitive regions.
COP30 will convene on the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, when countries agreed to the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Last year was the first on record when global temperatures breached this goal, and scientists warn that there are only two years left to get back on track to 1.5°C and prevent catastrophic climate impacts, borne disproportionately by low- and middle-income countries. Many newsrooms in these countries are experiencing budget cuts that may otherwise preclude them from sending a reporter to the conference. Journalists covering COP30 will have the opportunity to observe and report on whether negotiators are meeting the moment with their commitments to climate action–or not.
The 14 fellows covering COP30 in Belém will participate in orientation activities, daily briefings, interviews with high-level officials, and other networking events organized by the Stanley Center and EJN to facilitate quality reporting on developments and outcomes at COP30. The fellows will receive support and guidance from seasoned climate journalists affiliated with EJN’s global network of trainers, who will accompany them to Belém.
In addition, 3 virtual fellows from the Pacific islands will cover COP30 remotely. They will benefit from a series of specially designed activities, including an orientation workshop and daily briefings. The selected virtual fellows are:
- Apenisa Nabainivalu Waqairadovu, Fiji (Fijian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Charley Piringi, Solomon Islands (In-depth Solomons)
- Ulutah Gina, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star News)
Read more about the virtual fellows.
About CCMP
EJN, along with Panos London and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), formed the CCMP in 2007 to enable journalists from low- and middle-income countries to attend and report from the annual UN climate summits. Virtually every year since then, the CCMP has supported more than 500 journalists to report on location from the annual UN climate summit. This year marks the seventh time the Stanley Center and EJN have collaborated on the CCMP fellowship program.
This support offers people in low- and middle-income countries—who bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing relatively little to global emissions—firsthand reporting by journalists from their own countries at the COP as an alternative to relying solely on global wire services for news about the UN climate negotiations. Audiences and media houses will benefit from having journalists from their own countries able to contextualize the climate negotiations and help connect this global conference to the experiences of communities facing climate change impacts.
This year, the CCMP’s global open call for applications drew more than 480 applications from climate journalists around the world. For this cohort, eligible countries included low- and middle-income countries as defined by the World Bank, and all fellows will be attending and covering a COP for the first time. Fellows were selected by a panel of international judges following two rounds of review and interviews with shortlisted applicants.
The COP30 CCMP Reporting Fellowship program is co-organized by Internews’ EJN and the Stanley Center. Financial support for EJN has been provided by the Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).