Mr Russell Issac, Media Consultant-UK, Mr Akinori Hashimoto, NHK-Japan, Mr Patrick Leusch, DW-Germany, Ms Esther Enkin, Ombudsman-CBC Canada and Mr Michael McEwen, Head of WBU Secretariat
Session 5: Saving Lives – Media on the Frontline of Climate Change and Disaster Prevention
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his last session of the WBU Conference was moderated by Mr Michael McEwen, Director General of the NABA. Four panellists
intervened in this session: Mr Akinori Hashimoto, Executive Controller, NHK-Japan, Mr Russell Isaac, Media Consultant, England, Mr Patrick Leusch, Managing Director, GMF-DW Germany and Ms Esther Enkin, Ombudsman for English Services, CBC-Canada.
NHK-Japan is known not only in the Asia-Pacific region but also around the world for having put in place highly sophisticated systems to cover disasters and to disseminate disaster news as rapidly as possible to the Japanese population. Mr Hashimoto gave details about the Robot Cameras, Internet Protocol Cameras, IP Mothership, iphone reporting, L Screen and NHK Newsweb and Apps for Prevention.
Mr Isaac underlined that the media should be Pivotal, Positive and Proactive. He asked the question – How can small ABU member countries cope with climate change? He thinks there is a strong need for training and is convinced that the ABU and the WBU can help.
Mr Leusch and Ms Enkin showcased some examples of what is being done in their own country and about the cooperation policies with other regions of the world in matters of climate change.
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