National-Level Communication Strategy and Approaches Read more about National-Level Communication Strategy and Approaches The Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II in Indonesia focused its communication activities at the national level on members of parliament, key law enforcers, and key judicial officials. The communication strategy was developed early as a project requirement as public awareness raising was integrated as a component of the project.
Communication Strategies for Various Stakeholders Read more about Communication Strategies for Various Stakeholders Key communication strategies employed by the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (COREMAP) Phase II in Indonesia entailed promoting, building, and sharing the COREMAP brand; mobilizing public support for effective coral reef management and positioning the issue as a public concern; and using public figures to motivate people for individual action.
Communicating Environmental Protection Read more about Communicating Environmental Protection The Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project in Indonesia is a three-phased project with the objective of setting up 20 million hectares of Marine Protected Areas by 2020. Based on lessons from Phase 1, communication was integrated as a component for Phase 2 and considered critical for success due to the project’s complex communication context.
Communicating Environmental Protection Read more about Communicating Environmental Protection Communication strategies used by the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II in Indonesia helped shift villagers’ destructive fishing behavior and poor waste disposal toward a community-based effort to manage resources, and still economically benefit from environmental protection. Communication approaches engaged national and local stakeholders with conflicting interests and needs, and used social mobilization and advocacy to get various groups—women, youth, academe, and civil society—to monitor and sustain project gains.
Potential Use of Drones in Data Acquisitions in Development Projects Read more about Potential Use of Drones in Data Acquisitions in Development Projects Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) demonstrated the advantages of drones in developing projects. Recent advances in drone technology complement existing techniques, slotting neatly between large-area imagery from satellites and ground surveying. AIT also flew a drone and discussed its application to urban planning in combination with other information layers.
Let's Get Social Read more about Let's Get Social Social media fulfils a variety of uses, from being a branding tool, a content distribution network and a means of conversation with new or influential audiences, to an early warning system of impending reputational issues. In this rapidly changing environment, ADB must move with the times to get its message out or see its voice fading on the world stage.
Let's Get Social Read more about Let's Get Social Social media is changing the way people and organizations communicate and consume information. This presentation shares how social media influences ADB in its communication and decision-making activities, and where ADB stands in the social media landscape.
Let's Get Social Read more about Let's Get Social Find out more about ADB's place in the social media landscape. ADB’s Graham Dwyer and Reah Sy talked about how social media is changing the way people communicate and consume information. In this rapidly-changing environment, ADB must move with the times to get its message out. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.
Contracting Local Non-Government Organizations Read more about Contracting Local Non-Government Organizations This presentation gives an overview on how ADB engages local non-government organizations (NGOs). It also tackles the common difficulties faced in the process of contracing local NGOs.
Water Operators Partnerships Read more about Water Operators Partnerships The Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs) Program is a formula for capacity building that pairs two water operators to work on specific issues. Albeit a small-scale program, it has the potential to reach even greater heights over time. Facilitating utility partnerships since 2007, the WOPs program continues to grow partnerships, expand focus areas, and leverage ADB's investment.