Doreen Ajiambo Won Covering Climate Now Award
The award recognizes Ajiambo's reporting on climate justice, faith leaders, and communities.
Updated on Sept. 22, 2026 in Environmental
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Doreen Ajiambo received the Covering Climate Now Journalism Award in the International Relations category, marking her second consecutive win. The recognition follows her reporting on faith-based climate advocacy and community impacts during COP30.
Why it matters
Ajiambo was selected by a global panel for integrating underrepresented voices into the discourse surrounding international climate diplomacy. Her work highlights the critical gap between government promises and actual policy outcomes.
The contest drew more than 1,200 submissions, representing a competitive pool evaluated by 120 judges from 30 countries. This win marks Ajiambo's second consecutive year receiving the award in its sixth annual edition.
The players
Doreen Ajiambo
A Kenya-based journalist specializing in climate justice and faith-based community reporting.
Covering Climate Now
An international journalism initiative co-founded in 2019 that focuses on elevating climate change coverage in media organizations.
The details
Ajiambo won for her series, African Voices, Women of Faith, and Frontline Communities at COP30, which surveyed three decades of UN climate summits. She applied a comparative lens to analyze the historical disconnect between stated government commitments and the actual material support for fossil fuel reduction. Additionally, the reporting features accounts from faith leaders who are directly challenging national governments on environmental policy.
Timeline
2019: Covering Climate Now was co-founded.
September 2026: Doreen Ajiambo received the journalism award.
The Tech Race
This recognition emphasizes a shift toward documenting the efficacy of international environmental agreements rather than just their rhetoric. The award follows reporting on the COP30 climate summit, which remains a focal point for global environmental accountability.
Readers can access Ajiambo's reporting to understand the disconnect between national-level climate promises and local reality. This work serves as a guide for tracking how faith-based movements are influencing environmental diplomacy at major international summits.
The takeaway
This award signals the growing significance of independent reporting in auditing international climate pledges. Follow the outcomes of future COP summits to see how this discourse influences national policy and financial support for fossil fuel alternatives.
Further reading
For more on how climate policy is being scrutinized globally, visit the Environmental section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Global Sisters Report.
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