Deadline: 31 August 2012
The Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) were established in 2004 to build capacity among journalists working on key development issues. The annual awards honor the work and contributions of journalists actively engaged in the responsible dissemination of knowledge related to poverty reduction, and other areas that support long-term growth in Asia and the Pacific.
In 2008, the DAJA program began including a short training course to provide DAJA finalists an opportunity to discuss and debate key development issues and their impacts with their colleagues and leading experts.
DAJA 2012
Submission deadline for DAJA 2012 is 31 August 2012, 6 pm Tokyo time. Articles must be submitted online in PDF format. See the terms and conditions below.
In 2012 DAJA will focus on a critical question facing Asia and the Pacific: "Green Growth – or Growth versus Green?"
The Asia-Pacific growth and development story over the past five decades is unprecedented. And the rapid transformation of economies is continuing. But the process of rapid growth and rising prosperity has been resource and energy intensive. In many places the impacts on the environment have been severe. Often the poor and vulnerable suffer the greatest consequences.
DAJA 2012 will highlight the opportunities, challenges, and solutions being uncovered as Asia and the Pacific seek a path to sustainable growth. Journalists are invited to submit published articles that explore the interaction between populations and the environment across the region.
Possible topic areas include issues such as climate change (droughts, flooding, sea-level rise, etc.); energy use/efficiency; renewable energy; water, waste, and forest management; sustainable transport; pollution; urban development; and others.
In assessing submissions an international panel of judges will give special focus to stories that investigate how these issues are impacting the lives of the poor—the 1.8 billion Asians living on less than $2 a day—and stories that explore new ideas or approaches to managing environmental challenges that may be of use to others in Asia and the Pacific.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The following Terms and Conditions apply to article submissions for DAJA 2012:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For submissions: via the online awards registration page
Website: http://www.adbi.org/
The Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) were established in 2004 to build capacity among journalists working on key development issues. The annual awards honor the work and contributions of journalists actively engaged in the responsible dissemination of knowledge related to poverty reduction, and other areas that support long-term growth in Asia and the Pacific.
In 2008, the DAJA program began including a short training course to provide DAJA finalists an opportunity to discuss and debate key development issues and their impacts with their colleagues and leading experts.
DAJA 2012
Submission deadline for DAJA 2012 is 31 August 2012, 6 pm Tokyo time. Articles must be submitted online in PDF format. See the terms and conditions below.
In 2012 DAJA will focus on a critical question facing Asia and the Pacific: "Green Growth – or Growth versus Green?"
The Asia-Pacific growth and development story over the past five decades is unprecedented. And the rapid transformation of economies is continuing. But the process of rapid growth and rising prosperity has been resource and energy intensive. In many places the impacts on the environment have been severe. Often the poor and vulnerable suffer the greatest consequences.
DAJA 2012 will highlight the opportunities, challenges, and solutions being uncovered as Asia and the Pacific seek a path to sustainable growth. Journalists are invited to submit published articles that explore the interaction between populations and the environment across the region.
- Can economies maintain rapid growth without damaging the environment?
- How are the development decisions and actions of communities, cities, and countries affecting the environment?
- What are individuals, community leaders, business people, politicians, the judiciary, governments and others doing to improve the balance between man and nature?
- How will the promotion of Green Growth impact efforts to alleviate poverty?
Possible topic areas include issues such as climate change (droughts, flooding, sea-level rise, etc.); energy use/efficiency; renewable energy; water, waste, and forest management; sustainable transport; pollution; urban development; and others.
In assessing submissions an international panel of judges will give special focus to stories that investigate how these issues are impacting the lives of the poor—the 1.8 billion Asians living on less than $2 a day—and stories that explore new ideas or approaches to managing environmental challenges that may be of use to others in Asia and the Pacific.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The following Terms and Conditions apply to article submissions for DAJA 2012:
- Articles must be the work of an individual journalist from an ADB developing member country.
- Articles must be published works and must have appeared in a regional newspaper, magazine, or news wire service between 1 January 2012 and 31 August 2012.
- Articles must be submitted in English. Translations of articles originally published in other languages are acceptable. (ADBI will not translate articles.)
- Articles must be between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length.
- Articles must be submitted online in PDF format.
- Winners and runners-up from previous DAJA competitions are eligible to compete again.
- Journalists will be required to give permission to ADBI to republish winning articles.
- The judges shall not be bound to award a prize if they do not feel that the quality of entries merit it.
- Submission deadline for DAJA 2012 is 31 August 2012, 6 pm Tokyo time.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For submissions: via the online awards registration page
Website: http://www.adbi.org/
