By Habib Toumi
MANAMA: An international media conference in the Korean capital Seoul has warned that the threats associated with climate change are so ominous that inaction to take collective action would have a high cost for humanity.
Participants at the World Journalists Conference 2021, an annual event hosted by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), said that collective action was crucial and must no longer be procrastinated or undermined by narrow political or business interests or lack of awareness.
Millions of people are at risk in Central Asia due to climate change, Kubanychbek Taabaldiev, the Director General of Kabar News Agency, Kyrgyzstan, warned in his presentation about the impact of climate change on Central Asia.
JAK President Kim Dong Hoon opening the World Journalists Conference 2021, an annual media event that has been held since 2013 without interruption (Picture by Seok-Jae Kang)
SEOUL: The World Journalists Conference is becoming one of the greatest events for journalists around the world for its bringing journalists from across the world to discuss crucial issues and the future of journalism, the President of the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) has said.
“We have invited journalists from all over the world for seven years until 2019 to the Korean Peninsula, the only divided nation on earth, to have them personally experience the reality of the divided nation and realize once again the importance of peace. Aside from that, we have discussed the future of journalism and expanded forum for mutual bonding,” Kim Dong Hoon said.