International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is currently accepting applications for its Narratives on Climate Change and Migration 2026. Interested applicants are envouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About ICIMOD Narratives on Climate Change and Migration
This intensive, in-person journalist training is designed to strengthen reporting and storytelling on climate change and migration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. Journalists will explore the complex relationships between climate impacts, human mobility, livelihoods, and resilience, while developing the skills needed to communicate these issues accurately, ethically, and engagingly to diverse audiences. The training will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to interpret climate science, analyse migration narratives, work with data and expert sources, and produce nuanced, evidence-based stories grounded in lived experiences and local realities.
Benefits of ICIMOD Narratives on Climate Change and Migration
- ICIMOD will cover all direct costs related to the workshop, including international airfare, visa processing, local transport, accommodation, and food during the workshop for all selected participants.
ICIMOD Narratives on Climate Change and Migration Requirements
This training is for early to mid-career freelance and staff journalists working in print, digital/web and photojournalism who regularly report on environmental issues, particularly climate change and its impacts, in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Selection criteria
- Minimum of 2-4 years of journalism experience
- Experience in the reporting environment
- Proactive and highly motivated to develop expertise in climate migration reporting and storytelling
- Decent photography, video shooting and editing skills
- Available for 100% of the training period
- Willing to be a part of a network of climate migration storytellers
- Basic understanding of climate change issues, climate change adaptation, migration and mobility preferred
- Women and participants from marginalised communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Date and Process
- The application must be submitted no later than the deadline (23:55 NPT, Tuesday, 26 May 2026) or subsequently announced deadlines if additional reviews are announced.
- Incomplete applications, or those submitted after the deadline, shall not be considered.
- The selected participants will be announced on the event page. They will also receive a receipt confirmation of their selection.
Application Deadline
26 May, 2026
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