Meet SEJ member Hadeer Elhadary! Hadeer is a lead journalist at ESG Mena Arabic in Egypt. Previously she was a freelance climate journalist, and her work focused on biodiversity, sustainability, climate change risks and solutions for a better future. She is also a trainer and a blogger at the “Climate Story” initiative, which is concerned with simplifying scientific studies related to climate change and linking them to human stories to provide easy-to-understand content. She had fellowships on climate change and biodiversity from Metcalf institute - Rhode Island University, Climate Tracker, Free Press Unlimited, CFI, Goethe-Institute, Africa21 and the German Foreign Ministry. She won seven awards for her stories from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Africa 21, the Egyptian Syndicate, Plan International and the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, CFI and the German Embassy.
When asked if she recommends SEJ membership, Hadeer said, "Of course, I recommend SEJ to my colleagues — here they can find the support they need." Join us — apply for SEJ membership.
See some of Hadeer's work:
- "DNV’s Mohammed Atif on the Evolving Energy Landscape in the UAE & KSA | Interview," ESG Mena – Arabic, June 5, 2024.
- "Tunisia Plans Solar Projects in Renewable Energy Drive," ESG Mena – Arabic, May 23, 2024.
- "Climate Change Threatens Health of 70% of World’s Workers," ESG Mena – Arabic, May 2, 2024.
- "Saudi Arabia Issues Green Financing Framework, Details Measures To Support Sustainable Development," ESG Mena – Arabic, April 8, 2024.
- "EAD’s Rasha Ali Al Madfai: Environmental Education Empowers the Next Generation To Become Changemakers," ESG Mena – Arabic, March 27, 2024.
- www.natureasia.com/ar/nmiddleeast/article/10.1038/nmiddleeast.2024.120
- "Illegal Fishing Threatens Rays With Extinction In The Mediterranean Sea," ozoneeg.net, December 24, 2023.
- "COP28 Deal 'Ignores Adaptation Funding'," SciDev.net, December 14, 2023.
- "COP28: Countries Promise Action on Food and Farming," SciDev.net, December 8, 2023.
- "Global Environment Facility CEO: New Fund for Biodiversity 'Most Important' Resource for Financing," Earth Journalism Network, August 25, 2023.
- More.
Find Hadeer:
LinkedIn /hadeer-elhadary-74495711a
Facebook /hadeer.elhadary
X @ElhadaryHadeer
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