Communicating the shift towards water resilience

Tabadul Webinar: Cross-Border Environmental Investigative Journalism in the Mediterranean

On the upcoming Day of the Mediterranean (28 November 2025), AMWAJ’s Tabadul series will highlight how independent journalism fosters regional collaboration. Featuring a cross-border investigation on sea snot in Türkiye, Greece, and Italy, the session will explore how journalists build trust and overcome challenges to produce impactful environmental stories across the region.

Agenda (CET time):  

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and introduction 

10:05 – 10:30 A team of four journalists will present their current cross-border investigation on the “Impact of Sea Snot in Marmara Sea, Greece and Italian Coast” including methodology, funding, and research methods. 

- Alev Karakartal, Türkiye 
- Anastasia Karadimitri, Greece 
- Burak Altınok, Türkiye 
- Sofia Turati, Italy 

10:30 – 10:50 Q&A 

10:50 – 11:00 Closing remarks 

Friday 28 November 2025

10:00-11:00 AM CET

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AMWAJ stands for A Mediterranean Water And Journalism platform for sustainable development. We are a community of like-minded media professionals and organisations, sharing the common goal of advancing communication on water issues in the Mediterranean. An initiative by REVOLVE.