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It's been 2 weeks we hosted a global webinar on How Climate Investigations Gets Results.
Rowan Philp writes on Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact for @gijn.org containing all the main take-aways from the webinar.
Thank you, Rowan! Read it all here:
gijn.org/stories/tips...
Rowan Philp writes on Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact for @gijn.org containing all the main take-aways from the webinar.
Thank you, Rowan! Read it all here:
gijn.org/stories/tips...
Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact
Given widespread misinformation and climate skepticism, veteran environmental reporters offer case studies and best practices for pursuing impactful topics of climate investigations.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It's been 2 weeks we hosted a global webinar on How Climate Investigations Gets Results.
Rowan Philp writes on Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact for @gijn.org containing all the main take-aways from the webinar.
Thank you, Rowan! Read it all here:
gijn.org/stories/tips...
Rowan Philp writes on Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact for @gijn.org containing all the main take-aways from the webinar.
Thank you, Rowan! Read it all here:
gijn.org/stories/tips...
The #CIJLyraMckee is one sure way to help you become an investigative journalist!
Don't believe?
Our very own Marina Calland talks about the scheme's successes in previous years and what to expect this year, thanks to our partnership with @investigate-europe.eu 👇
Don't believe?
Our very own Marina Calland talks about the scheme's successes in previous years and what to expect this year, thanks to our partnership with @investigate-europe.eu 👇
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The #CIJLyraMckee is one sure way to help you become an investigative journalist!
Don't believe?
Our very own Marina Calland talks about the scheme's successes in previous years and what to expect this year, thanks to our partnership with @investigate-europe.eu 👇
Don't believe?
Our very own Marina Calland talks about the scheme's successes in previous years and what to expect this year, thanks to our partnership with @investigate-europe.eu 👇
That CIJ fellow Cormac Kehoe is being sued personally alongside editor @joshih.bsky.social and publisher @millmedia.bsky.social is deeply disturbing, and clearly a SLAPP. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d... @charlottetobitt.bsky.social
Mill Media journalist faces £10,000 county court bill after exposé
Mill Media is being sued for libel by an Italian businessman over reporting about his alleged activity in London's rental market.
pressgazette.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
That CIJ fellow Cormac Kehoe is being sued personally alongside editor @joshih.bsky.social and publisher @millmedia.bsky.social is deeply disturbing, and clearly a SLAPP. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d... @charlottetobitt.bsky.social
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Today, we’re excited to announce the CIJ–Investigate Europe Lyra McKee Fellowship, in partnership with @tcij.org. Fellows will work with Investigate Europe journalists on cross-border investigations in a flexible format.
Apply by 6 April: tcij.org/news/cij-inv...
Apply by 6 April: tcij.org/news/cij-inv...
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Today, we’re excited to announce the CIJ–Investigate Europe Lyra McKee Fellowship, in partnership with @tcij.org. Fellows will work with Investigate Europe journalists on cross-border investigations in a flexible format.
Apply by 6 April: tcij.org/news/cij-inv...
Apply by 6 April: tcij.org/news/cij-inv...
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Climate Investigations Training Scholarships
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
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Climate Investigations Training Scholarship 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Climate Investigations Training Scholarships
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
We’ve learnt so much about what is possible when we upskill journalists, build networks, share published stories, drive policy shifts and empower climate resilient communities – and there’s so much more to come.
Join us now as a participant, partner or funder. It’s all hands on deck!
Join us now as a participant, partner or funder. It’s all hands on deck!
January 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We’ve learnt so much about what is possible when we upskill journalists, build networks, share published stories, drive policy shifts and empower climate resilient communities – and there’s so much more to come.
Join us now as a participant, partner or funder. It’s all hands on deck!
Join us now as a participant, partner or funder. It’s all hands on deck!
...climate change has positive results:
1) Tracking climate finance and ensuring transparent use
2) Driving justice and equity
3) Centring communities and protecting ecosystems
Follow the link and see some of the most impactful stories of the CIJ #OCRI - tcij.org/news/can-inv...
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1) Tracking climate finance and ensuring transparent use
2) Driving justice and equity
3) Centring communities and protecting ecosystems
Follow the link and see some of the most impactful stories of the CIJ #OCRI - tcij.org/news/can-inv...
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Can investigative journalism make a difference in an age of climate crisis?
By Tom Sanderson and Adeolu Adekola As we face a planet-wide crisis of enormous and incredibly complex proportions, the growing realisation of the situation’s gravity has mobilised vast sums of money...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
...climate change has positive results:
1) Tracking climate finance and ensuring transparent use
2) Driving justice and equity
3) Centring communities and protecting ecosystems
Follow the link and see some of the most impactful stories of the CIJ #OCRI - tcij.org/news/can-inv...
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1) Tracking climate finance and ensuring transparent use
2) Driving justice and equity
3) Centring communities and protecting ecosystems
Follow the link and see some of the most impactful stories of the CIJ #OCRI - tcij.org/news/can-inv...
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Over 5000 beneficiaries (journalists and organisations alike) across 58 countries received training and support from our OCRI programmes.
Participants have gained new skills and networks, and used them to expose uncomfortable stories that point to three key areas where investigating...
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Participants have gained new skills and networks, and used them to expose uncomfortable stories that point to three key areas where investigating...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Over 5000 beneficiaries (journalists and organisations alike) across 58 countries received training and support from our OCRI programmes.
Participants have gained new skills and networks, and used them to expose uncomfortable stories that point to three key areas where investigating...
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Participants have gained new skills and networks, and used them to expose uncomfortable stories that point to three key areas where investigating...
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It's the last day of our #OCRIImpact week!
Today our very own Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager and Tom Sanderson, CIJ Deputy Editor look at the impact our OCRI initiative had all over the world. And when we say the word - we mean it.
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Today our very own Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager and Tom Sanderson, CIJ Deputy Editor look at the impact our OCRI initiative had all over the world. And when we say the word - we mean it.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It's the last day of our #OCRIImpact week!
Today our very own Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager and Tom Sanderson, CIJ Deputy Editor look at the impact our OCRI initiative had all over the world. And when we say the word - we mean it.
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Today our very own Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager and Tom Sanderson, CIJ Deputy Editor look at the impact our OCRI initiative had all over the world. And when we say the word - we mean it.
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Overall, the schools have become significantly safer and thousands of students’ lives have been protected.
Read more about this and other investigations by
Basant Pratap Singh here: tcij.org/news/safer-s...
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Read more about this and other investigations by
Basant Pratap Singh here: tcij.org/news/safer-s...
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Safer schools & compensation: How the OCRI skills I gained made a difference in Nepal
By Basant Pratap Singh (Far western Nepal) Bajhang – One morning in February 2022, I was scrolling through the social media platform X. My eyes stopped at a picture. In that photo, a school building ...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Overall, the schools have become significantly safer and thousands of students’ lives have been protected.
Read more about this and other investigations by
Basant Pratap Singh here: tcij.org/news/safer-s...
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Read more about this and other investigations by
Basant Pratap Singh here: tcij.org/news/safer-s...
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...schools under threat. 2 schools were relocated and reconstructed in safe places under the Presidential School Reform Programme. Additionally, necessary risk mitigation measures have now been implemented to protect school buildings from landslides and floods at almost all other at-risk schools. /5
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
...schools under threat. 2 schools were relocated and reconstructed in safe places under the Presidential School Reform Programme. Additionally, necessary risk mitigation measures have now been implemented to protect school buildings from landslides and floods at almost all other at-risk schools. /5
...methods, mapping skills and the use satellite imagery, proved crucial in analysing the condition of the schools.
The story drew serious attention from local, provincial, and federal governments, and within a few months all three levels of government increased their activity to secure...
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The story drew serious attention from local, provincial, and federal governments, and within a few months all three levels of government increased their activity to secure...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
...methods, mapping skills and the use satellite imagery, proved crucial in analysing the condition of the schools.
The story drew serious attention from local, provincial, and federal governments, and within a few months all three levels of government increased their activity to secure...
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The story drew serious attention from local, provincial, and federal governments, and within a few months all three levels of government increased their activity to secure...
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Bajhang is a remote mountainous area with schools scattered across the district’s various hilltops, slopes, and valleys. Reaching them would be hard.
And that is when @tcij.org Open Climate Reporting Initiative training for South Asian journalists became very useful: open-source investigation.../3
And that is when @tcij.org Open Climate Reporting Initiative training for South Asian journalists became very useful: open-source investigation.../3
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Bajhang is a remote mountainous area with schools scattered across the district’s various hilltops, slopes, and valleys. Reaching them would be hard.
And that is when @tcij.org Open Climate Reporting Initiative training for South Asian journalists became very useful: open-source investigation.../3
And that is when @tcij.org Open Climate Reporting Initiative training for South Asian journalists became very useful: open-source investigation.../3
The idea for the investigation came from scrawling on X: a striking photo of a school building, surrounded on both sides by terrifying landslides, caught his eye. He dug deeper and realised that children were still studying in it. Were other schools in Bajhang district also at risk?
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January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The idea for the investigation came from scrawling on X: a striking photo of a school building, surrounded on both sides by terrifying landslides, caught his eye. He dug deeper and realised that children were still studying in it. Were other schools in Bajhang district also at risk?
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Today on we travel to the far western Nepal.
As part of our daily #OCRIImpact week posts,
Basant Pratap Singh writes how his reporting on the 122 schools at high risk of natural disasters in Bajhang, got the local, provincial, and federal governments to act fast.
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As part of our daily #OCRIImpact week posts,
Basant Pratap Singh writes how his reporting on the 122 schools at high risk of natural disasters in Bajhang, got the local, provincial, and federal governments to act fast.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Today on we travel to the far western Nepal.
As part of our daily #OCRIImpact week posts,
Basant Pratap Singh writes how his reporting on the 122 schools at high risk of natural disasters in Bajhang, got the local, provincial, and federal governments to act fast.
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As part of our daily #OCRIImpact week posts,
Basant Pratap Singh writes how his reporting on the 122 schools at high risk of natural disasters in Bajhang, got the local, provincial, and federal governments to act fast.
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- @ninalakhani.bsky.social, Global Climate Justice Reporter @drilledmedia.bsky.social
- Maximiliano Manzoni, Climate Investigative Journalist and Director at Consenso
- Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager @tcij.org
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#OCRIImpact
- Maximiliano Manzoni, Climate Investigative Journalist and Director at Consenso
- Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager @tcij.org
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#OCRIImpact
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
- @ninalakhani.bsky.social, Global Climate Justice Reporter @drilledmedia.bsky.social
- Maximiliano Manzoni, Climate Investigative Journalist and Director at Consenso
- Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager @tcij.org
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#OCRIImpact
- Maximiliano Manzoni, Climate Investigative Journalist and Director at Consenso
- Adeolu Adekola, OCRI Project Manager @tcij.org
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#OCRIImpact
If you have not registered for the free webinar to learn about how climate investigations get results, then this is your cue!
D-day is tomorrow, and registration ends at 7 pm today (UK time)!
Looking forward to hearing from:
- Syed Nazakat, Founder and CEO at DataLEADS
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#OCRIImpact
D-day is tomorrow, and registration ends at 7 pm today (UK time)!
Looking forward to hearing from:
- Syed Nazakat, Founder and CEO at DataLEADS
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#OCRIImpact
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
If you have not registered for the free webinar to learn about how climate investigations get results, then this is your cue!
D-day is tomorrow, and registration ends at 7 pm today (UK time)!
Looking forward to hearing from:
- Syed Nazakat, Founder and CEO at DataLEADS
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#OCRIImpact
D-day is tomorrow, and registration ends at 7 pm today (UK time)!
Looking forward to hearing from:
- Syed Nazakat, Founder and CEO at DataLEADS
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#OCRIImpact
...energy transition — issues that previously sat on the margins of electoral debate.
Read more about OCRI impact in West Africa - tcij.org/news/can-a-s...
Join us on Thursday for a free webinar on how to make your climate investigations more impactful. (Link for the webinar 👇).
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#OCRIImpact
Read more about OCRI impact in West Africa - tcij.org/news/can-a-s...
Join us on Thursday for a free webinar on how to make your climate investigations more impactful. (Link for the webinar 👇).
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#OCRIImpact
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
...energy transition — issues that previously sat on the margins of electoral debate.
Read more about OCRI impact in West Africa - tcij.org/news/can-a-s...
Join us on Thursday for a free webinar on how to make your climate investigations more impactful. (Link for the webinar 👇).
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#OCRIImpact
Read more about OCRI impact in West Africa - tcij.org/news/can-a-s...
Join us on Thursday for a free webinar on how to make your climate investigations more impactful. (Link for the webinar 👇).
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#OCRIImpact
...and international advocacy conversations at #COP27 in Egypt, where the global Loss and Damage Facility was agreed. By the time Nigeria’s 2023 general elections took place, candidates were forced to speak publicly on flooding, food security, environmental degradation, and...
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#OCRIImpact
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
...and international advocacy conversations at #COP27 in Egypt, where the global Loss and Damage Facility was agreed. By the time Nigeria’s 2023 general elections took place, candidates were forced to speak publicly on flooding, food security, environmental degradation, and...
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#OCRIImpact
...together with a national Climate Change Media Summit helped frame flooding not just as a seasonal disaster but as a governance, planning, and early-warning failure. These reports triggered formal responses from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMet) and fed into national...
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#OCRIImpact
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
...together with a national Climate Change Media Summit helped frame flooding not just as a seasonal disaster but as a governance, planning, and early-warning failure. These reports triggered formal responses from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMet) and fed into national...
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#OCRIImpact
Akintunde Babatunde writes how the OCRI-supported investigations managed to sustain national attention on climate governance at a time when political focus was elsewhere.
By the end of 2022, when devastating floods hit Nigeria, fourteen OCRI-supported investigations and a documentary,...
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By the end of 2022, when devastating floods hit Nigeria, fourteen OCRI-supported investigations and a documentary,...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Akintunde Babatunde writes how the OCRI-supported investigations managed to sustain national attention on climate governance at a time when political focus was elsewhere.
By the end of 2022, when devastating floods hit Nigeria, fourteen OCRI-supported investigations and a documentary,...
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By the end of 2022, when devastating floods hit Nigeria, fourteen OCRI-supported investigations and a documentary,...
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It is day 2 of #OCRIImpact week and we have evidences to show how investigative climate stories have shifted policies in West Africa.
In the the 2nd of our daily Open Climate Reporting Initiative posts, we travel to Nigeria and look at the impact OCRI had there and in West Africa generally.
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In the the 2nd of our daily Open Climate Reporting Initiative posts, we travel to Nigeria and look at the impact OCRI had there and in West Africa generally.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It is day 2 of #OCRIImpact week and we have evidences to show how investigative climate stories have shifted policies in West Africa.
In the the 2nd of our daily Open Climate Reporting Initiative posts, we travel to Nigeria and look at the impact OCRI had there and in West Africa generally.
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In the the 2nd of our daily Open Climate Reporting Initiative posts, we travel to Nigeria and look at the impact OCRI had there and in West Africa generally.
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Read more about CIJ OCRI impact in the Middle East and North Africa in this week's first blog by Ahmed SabaaEllail - tcij.org/news/the-cum...
The Cumulative Value of the OCRI Partnership: A Transformative Shift in Arab Climate Journalism
By Ahmed SabaaEllail (Egypt) At a time when the climate crisis is accelerating and extreme weather events increasingly threaten communities across the Middle East and North Africa, the partnership be...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Read more about CIJ OCRI impact in the Middle East and North Africa in this week's first blog by Ahmed SabaaEllail - tcij.org/news/the-cum...
...from climate policy and renewable energy to irregular migration and green economics, the network provides comprehensive profiles and direct contact channels for journalists, helping close information gaps and counter misinformation.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
...from climate policy and renewable energy to irregular migration and green economics, the network provides comprehensive profiles and direct contact channels for journalists, helping close information gaps and counter misinformation.
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