Leveraging best practices, innovative methodologies and existing assets to build sustainability and effectively share climate information and early warnings.
Distribution of Climate Information on the 3-2-1 PlatformGreg Benchwick
The Human Network Internationa's David McAfee shared this presentation in the recent UNDP Last Mile Conference in Zambia.
Climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa. In order to seize this opportunity, timely, accurate and actionable weather and climate information must be delivered from data collection and creation sources across the “Last Mile” to uninformed and vulnerable end-users.
In this innovation-driven multi-country workshop, experts on cutting-edge technology, communications, public-private partnerships, meteorology and sustainable development will come together to explore new pathways to move from the collection of data to its application, with the end goal of creating actionable recommendations that UNDP-supported climate-information programmes can leverage to impact lives and build sustainability. For this to happen, national weather information services should not only have access to modern weather observation technologies and forecast information, but they must also be able to communicate and apply the content derived from these systems to those in need.
Climate and Weather Services Market Study Greg Benchwick
Anthony Mills presents key findings from the cross-continental market study on revenue generating opportunities for tailored weather information products.
Climate Information and Early Warnings Communications Strategy TemplateGreg Benchwick
This template can be used to create an integrated communications strategy for the issuance of early warnings and the creation of advocacy communications strategies in the climate information and weather services sector.
Climate Information and Early Warning Systems Communications ToolkitGreg Benchwick
This toolkit provides National HydroMeteorological Services (NHMS), policy makers, and media and communications for development practitioners with the tools, resources and templates necessary to design and implement an integrated communications strategy.
These communications strategies include the effective issuance and packaging of early warnings as well as the creation of supportive communications products and outreach efforts that will support the long-term sustainability of investments in the climate information and services sector. While this communications toolkit is tailored to the specialized needs and political contexts of sub-Saharan Africa, it can easily be applied to other developing nations.
Communications is a cross-cutter and should be injected and leveraged at every stage of project implementation. Thoughtful and purposeful communication and advocacy can build in-house collaboration, foster knowledge sharing between nations, support technology transfer and build political support.
More importantly, through the issuance of early warnings and improved climate and weather information – and the development of appropriate public service announcements on what to do when bad weather hits – integrating communications into the everyday activities of NHMS can save lives, support sustainability and build livelihoods.
In this toolkit, we will define goals for the issuance of early warnings, and creation of improved climate information products and supportive communications strategies. These supportive strategies serve to engage actors, build political support, engage the private sector and present a true value proposition to end users. The toolkit explores best practices, defines roles and expands on the tools that are necessary to create an integrated communications strategy. The toolkit continues with a step-by-step outline to create response protocols and issue early warnings, address challenges and opportunities, define messages and stakeholders, package early warning systems, and engage with individual media and other relevant actors. There is a communications strategy template and TORs template that can be used by projects and practitioners to generate integrated communications strategies.
Presentation by Christian Ledwell (NAP Global Network) and Cecilia Jones (NAP-Ag) at NAP Expo 2018 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as part of the session "Communications Strategies for NAPs."
A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in Africa - Executive SummaryGreg Benchwick
The collection, analysis and distribution of reliable climate and weather information has the potential to greatly benefit efforts by African nations to reduce poverty, build resilience and adapt to a changing climate. An upcoming UNDP publication will examine the climate information and services space in sub-Saharan Africa, taking a critical look at what hasn’t worked, why it’s important and possible solutions.
This comprehensive peer-reviewed report is being prepared by the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA), a four-year programme supporting work in 11 African Least Developed Countries with $50 million from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). As such it builds on the expertise of the CIRDA technical team, the products of several workshops, and initial consultations between CIRDA experts and public and private representatives in partner countries.
The full report is due out soon. To receive the full report, email Greg Benchwick at gregory.benchwick@undp.org.
Distribution of Climate Information on the 3-2-1 PlatformGreg Benchwick
The Human Network Internationa's David McAfee shared this presentation in the recent UNDP Last Mile Conference in Zambia.
Climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa. In order to seize this opportunity, timely, accurate and actionable weather and climate information must be delivered from data collection and creation sources across the “Last Mile” to uninformed and vulnerable end-users.
In this innovation-driven multi-country workshop, experts on cutting-edge technology, communications, public-private partnerships, meteorology and sustainable development will come together to explore new pathways to move from the collection of data to its application, with the end goal of creating actionable recommendations that UNDP-supported climate-information programmes can leverage to impact lives and build sustainability. For this to happen, national weather information services should not only have access to modern weather observation technologies and forecast information, but they must also be able to communicate and apply the content derived from these systems to those in need.
Climate and Weather Services Market Study Greg Benchwick
Anthony Mills presents key findings from the cross-continental market study on revenue generating opportunities for tailored weather information products.
Climate Information and Early Warnings Communications Strategy TemplateGreg Benchwick
This template can be used to create an integrated communications strategy for the issuance of early warnings and the creation of advocacy communications strategies in the climate information and weather services sector.
Climate Information and Early Warning Systems Communications ToolkitGreg Benchwick
This toolkit provides National HydroMeteorological Services (NHMS), policy makers, and media and communications for development practitioners with the tools, resources and templates necessary to design and implement an integrated communications strategy.
These communications strategies include the effective issuance and packaging of early warnings as well as the creation of supportive communications products and outreach efforts that will support the long-term sustainability of investments in the climate information and services sector. While this communications toolkit is tailored to the specialized needs and political contexts of sub-Saharan Africa, it can easily be applied to other developing nations.
Communications is a cross-cutter and should be injected and leveraged at every stage of project implementation. Thoughtful and purposeful communication and advocacy can build in-house collaboration, foster knowledge sharing between nations, support technology transfer and build political support.
More importantly, through the issuance of early warnings and improved climate and weather information – and the development of appropriate public service announcements on what to do when bad weather hits – integrating communications into the everyday activities of NHMS can save lives, support sustainability and build livelihoods.
In this toolkit, we will define goals for the issuance of early warnings, and creation of improved climate information products and supportive communications strategies. These supportive strategies serve to engage actors, build political support, engage the private sector and present a true value proposition to end users. The toolkit explores best practices, defines roles and expands on the tools that are necessary to create an integrated communications strategy. The toolkit continues with a step-by-step outline to create response protocols and issue early warnings, address challenges and opportunities, define messages and stakeholders, package early warning systems, and engage with individual media and other relevant actors. There is a communications strategy template and TORs template that can be used by projects and practitioners to generate integrated communications strategies.
Presentation by Christian Ledwell (NAP Global Network) and Cecilia Jones (NAP-Ag) at NAP Expo 2018 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as part of the session "Communications Strategies for NAPs."
A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in Africa - Executive SummaryGreg Benchwick
The collection, analysis and distribution of reliable climate and weather information has the potential to greatly benefit efforts by African nations to reduce poverty, build resilience and adapt to a changing climate. An upcoming UNDP publication will examine the climate information and services space in sub-Saharan Africa, taking a critical look at what hasn’t worked, why it’s important and possible solutions.
This comprehensive peer-reviewed report is being prepared by the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA), a four-year programme supporting work in 11 African Least Developed Countries with $50 million from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). As such it builds on the expertise of the CIRDA technical team, the products of several workshops, and initial consultations between CIRDA experts and public and private representatives in partner countries.
The full report is due out soon. To receive the full report, email Greg Benchwick at gregory.benchwick@undp.org.
This is a presentation on ICT for development, presented to DFID, India for fund raising. This is a part of the United Nations Information Technology Services (UNITeS) programme. This programme was a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2001
This presentation discusses the critical importance of the “Communication for Development” (ComDev) approach in ensuring that the voices of all stakeholders are heard in the decision-making process that will be needed in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change, but especially illustrates how ComDev can engage those whose livelihoods are most vulnerable and most dependent on natural resource bases. Illustrative examples will be drawn especially from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, including the “Voices for CC” initiative in Jamaica as well as best practices in ComDev from RARE Radio in St. Lucia, Toco Radio in Trinidad, among others.
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
International Day for Disaster Reduction at the World Bank
Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age
A joint training workshop by GICT, GFDRR, infoDev and LCSUW to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction
National Hackathon - Problem StatementsZaki Haider
These problem statements were taken from sector specialists and government officials. There are also some solutions suggestions, which should not stipulate your innovation but rather energize it.
"National Hackathon" is a part of "National Mobile Application Awareness Development and Capacity Building Program" by the Information & Communication Division, Ministry of Post, Telecommunication & Information Technology, Bangladesh.
Find more at: www.nationalappsbd.com
Presentation by Denis Chabrol, Managing Editor, Demerara Waves Media Inc.
Session: Meeting the Content Needs of Mobile-Based Agriculture Services
on 5 Nov 2013
ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda
Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (IVA): Status overview and role in M&E of...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Media industry; particularly TV news channels have mushroomed in Indian news sector. While concentrating its revenue model most of the news houses have forgotten its core duties ,responsibilities.
the presentation is an attempt to focus such issues and provide some guideline to operate it fairly.
National Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Joint National Action Plan f...NAP Global Network
Presented by Viliami Takau in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) implies a multi-stakeholders action, innovation and a process of social learning for adaptive livelihoods. Within this framework, Communication plays a key role to facilitate knowledge sharing, participation and to enhance rural institutions capacities to assist small farmers to face climate change challenges.
The three case studies underline the importance of ComDev for CBA and in particular for natural resource management (NRM), disaster risk management (DRM), and livelihood adaptation.
• Democratic republic of Congo: NRM is an important component for CCA and the CSDI is supporting the Rehabilitation Programme of the National Agricultural and Forestry Research System of the Democratic Republic of Congo through a communication Action Plan where the use of rural radios, participations of civil society and rehabilitation of extension systems play an important role.
The UNDP is providing travel scholarships for up to 25 people for our upcoming Climate Action Hackathon. This is a huge opportunity! Apply today. https://lnkd.in/eFCaq4q
Big Ideas, Visionaries, Amateur Forecasters and Computer Developers Welcome at UNDP Climate Information for a Resilient Africa Event
What’s It All About
Innovation, out-of-the-box-thinking, big ideas, and smart applications of technology have the potential to significantly impact the way weather information is shared across Africa. And in a world where information is power – and climate change is producing more severe storms and temperature fluctuations that affect vulnerable African communities – access to accurate and timely weather forecasts can work toward reducing poverty, empowering rural communities and saving lives.
With the goal of creating an innovation-driven crowd-sourced space for big thinkers and techno-visionaries to come together, the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA) is inviting developers, mobile application gurus, students and developers to this three-day hackathon and innovations incubator.
The Climate Action Hackathon will run in parallel with a multinational UNDP workshop addressing “The Last Mile: Saving lives, improving livelihoods and increasing resiliency with tailored weather information services for a changing climate.”
Participants will have access to leaders in meteorology, technology, sustainable development and communications. They will work individually or in teams to create mobile applications, technology solutions or data-crunching systems that address Africa’s persistent challenges in adapting to climate change, and sharing early warnings and accurate climate information across the continent.
The Climate Action Hackathon Challenge
• Create prototype mobile and information-system-based applications and technological solutions to share actionable weather and climate information with a variety of stakeholders, sectors and end-users.
• Connect technology with people to bridge the last mile.
• Build scalable systems that react to more frequent storms, increase in lightning, erratic weather patterns and long-term climate change.
• Create technological solutions that are built for Africa and solve local challenges.
• Design and develop next-generation applications to improve on existing systems and methodologies to use climate information and reach end users.
• Leverage existing information, networks and human capacity to seed innovation.
• Communicate existing climate information in an innovative and easy-to-understand manner to catalyze action, improve productivity, save lives and empower end-users.
This presentation discusses the critical importance of the “Communication for Development” (ComDev) approach in ensuring that the voices of all stakeholders are heard in the decision-making process that will be needed in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change, but especially illustrates how ComDev can engage those whose livelihoods are most vulnerable and most dependent on natural resource bases. Illustrative examples will be drawn especially from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, including the “Voices for CC” initiative in Jamaica as well as best practices in ComDev from RARE Radio in St. Lucia, Toco Radio in Trinidad, among others.
This is a presentation on ICT for development, presented to DFID, India for fund raising. This is a part of the United Nations Information Technology Services (UNITeS) programme. This programme was a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2001
This presentation discusses the critical importance of the “Communication for Development” (ComDev) approach in ensuring that the voices of all stakeholders are heard in the decision-making process that will be needed in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change, but especially illustrates how ComDev can engage those whose livelihoods are most vulnerable and most dependent on natural resource bases. Illustrative examples will be drawn especially from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, including the “Voices for CC” initiative in Jamaica as well as best practices in ComDev from RARE Radio in St. Lucia, Toco Radio in Trinidad, among others.
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
International Day for Disaster Reduction at the World Bank
Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age
A joint training workshop by GICT, GFDRR, infoDev and LCSUW to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction
National Hackathon - Problem StatementsZaki Haider
These problem statements were taken from sector specialists and government officials. There are also some solutions suggestions, which should not stipulate your innovation but rather energize it.
"National Hackathon" is a part of "National Mobile Application Awareness Development and Capacity Building Program" by the Information & Communication Division, Ministry of Post, Telecommunication & Information Technology, Bangladesh.
Find more at: www.nationalappsbd.com
Presentation by Denis Chabrol, Managing Editor, Demerara Waves Media Inc.
Session: Meeting the Content Needs of Mobile-Based Agriculture Services
on 5 Nov 2013
ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda
Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (IVA): Status overview and role in M&E of...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Media industry; particularly TV news channels have mushroomed in Indian news sector. While concentrating its revenue model most of the news houses have forgotten its core duties ,responsibilities.
the presentation is an attempt to focus such issues and provide some guideline to operate it fairly.
National Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Joint National Action Plan f...NAP Global Network
Presented by Viliami Takau in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) implies a multi-stakeholders action, innovation and a process of social learning for adaptive livelihoods. Within this framework, Communication plays a key role to facilitate knowledge sharing, participation and to enhance rural institutions capacities to assist small farmers to face climate change challenges.
The three case studies underline the importance of ComDev for CBA and in particular for natural resource management (NRM), disaster risk management (DRM), and livelihood adaptation.
• Democratic republic of Congo: NRM is an important component for CCA and the CSDI is supporting the Rehabilitation Programme of the National Agricultural and Forestry Research System of the Democratic Republic of Congo through a communication Action Plan where the use of rural radios, participations of civil society and rehabilitation of extension systems play an important role.
The UNDP is providing travel scholarships for up to 25 people for our upcoming Climate Action Hackathon. This is a huge opportunity! Apply today. https://lnkd.in/eFCaq4q
Big Ideas, Visionaries, Amateur Forecasters and Computer Developers Welcome at UNDP Climate Information for a Resilient Africa Event
What’s It All About
Innovation, out-of-the-box-thinking, big ideas, and smart applications of technology have the potential to significantly impact the way weather information is shared across Africa. And in a world where information is power – and climate change is producing more severe storms and temperature fluctuations that affect vulnerable African communities – access to accurate and timely weather forecasts can work toward reducing poverty, empowering rural communities and saving lives.
With the goal of creating an innovation-driven crowd-sourced space for big thinkers and techno-visionaries to come together, the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA) is inviting developers, mobile application gurus, students and developers to this three-day hackathon and innovations incubator.
The Climate Action Hackathon will run in parallel with a multinational UNDP workshop addressing “The Last Mile: Saving lives, improving livelihoods and increasing resiliency with tailored weather information services for a changing climate.”
Participants will have access to leaders in meteorology, technology, sustainable development and communications. They will work individually or in teams to create mobile applications, technology solutions or data-crunching systems that address Africa’s persistent challenges in adapting to climate change, and sharing early warnings and accurate climate information across the continent.
The Climate Action Hackathon Challenge
• Create prototype mobile and information-system-based applications and technological solutions to share actionable weather and climate information with a variety of stakeholders, sectors and end-users.
• Connect technology with people to bridge the last mile.
• Build scalable systems that react to more frequent storms, increase in lightning, erratic weather patterns and long-term climate change.
• Create technological solutions that are built for Africa and solve local challenges.
• Design and develop next-generation applications to improve on existing systems and methodologies to use climate information and reach end users.
• Leverage existing information, networks and human capacity to seed innovation.
• Communicate existing climate information in an innovative and easy-to-understand manner to catalyze action, improve productivity, save lives and empower end-users.
This presentation discusses the critical importance of the “Communication for Development” (ComDev) approach in ensuring that the voices of all stakeholders are heard in the decision-making process that will be needed in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change, but especially illustrates how ComDev can engage those whose livelihoods are most vulnerable and most dependent on natural resource bases. Illustrative examples will be drawn especially from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, including the “Voices for CC” initiative in Jamaica as well as best practices in ComDev from RARE Radio in St. Lucia, Toco Radio in Trinidad, among others.
Get to grips with strategy | Small charities communications conference | 12 J...CharityComms
Simon Williams, communications consultant and trainer, Communicating Causes
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Overview of the Health B2B2C Ecosystem; Use Social Media as a Market Focus Tool; Measure Your Performance; American Health Insurance Reality; Lack of Doctor Relationship; PR is the New Primary Care Facilitator; For Health Marketers – End-users Matter; Innovation drives healthcare advances; Ways to Improve Health and Make Money; Medicine Is a Team Sport; Big Data- Allowing Individual Patients to Leverage The Many; Some Examples of What Works- Equashield, EarlySense, MD Anderson, LifePoint; 3D Systems; American Association for Cancer Research,
WORLD HEALTH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATES Campaign Develo.docxambersalomon88660
WORLD HEALTH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATES
Campaign Development Workshop
Izhevsk
22-24 SEPTEMBER 2009
Background Paper and Planning Template
Franklin Apfel
World Health Communication Associates Ltd
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Background
Coordinators and key stakeholders from Cherepovets, Dimitrovgrad, Izhevsk and
Stavropol are being were convened in this third training session of the We Choose Life
Youth Against HIV AIDS Project to explore ways in which they can develop campaigns
that will address identified needs and gaps in current HIV /AIDS communications,
enhance HIV/AIDS literacy amongst key target groups, especially youth; “engage the
unengaged”; overcome obstacles and strengthen the reach and impact of current
prevention and treatment services.
This campaign development workshop builds on the Stakeholder and Youth Volunteer
Network activities to date; in particular the youth behavioural surveys.
The workshop will serve to help each of the cities finalise campaign plans and will utilize
data collected by each city prior to the meeting see campaign development
planning questions below. The three day workshop will be include sessions on
communications as a determinant of health, formative communication research, issue
framing, an advocacy framework , practical campaign planning exercises, issues
related to social marketing, working with media, media advocacy, and campaign
evaluation. There will be both lectures, group work and discussion sessions.
Workshop Objectives
The overall aim of the project is to reduce the disease burden related to HIV/AIDS
amongst youth in participating cities.
The key objective of the workshop is to assist each city stakeholder team to agree and
finalise plans for a youth focused HIV/AIDS communication campaign that will raise
awareness and stimulate healthy behaviors, choices and policies.
As a secondary benefit of this process the workshop aims to enhance participants’
capacities in health communications, communication related research, advocacy,
social marketing as well as working with media.
It is further anticipated that the skills developed for this specific project should be
generalisable to other key public health communication challenges.
Pre-workshop activities- Some questions to answer
Each city is asked to carry out a series of tasks that is aimed at collecting data needed
for effective campaign planning. Reach city will customize their own campaign plans
aimed at enhancing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment information, education and
public awareness (and supportive policies) by stimulating demand for information and
engaging and strengthening the capacity of health leaders, people living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and information mediators, e.g. health professionals, media, policy
spokespeople, NGO advocates, and private sector advertisers, to respond effectively.
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The reason communications is being emphasized relates to the fac.
Communities become confrontational if they are not heard and governments, including school districts can get STUCK in trying to move the discussion forward. Get unSTUCK by engaging the community, involving them in the process and working the mead to get your messages heard.
Similar to Integrated Communications Strategies for Climate Information and Services (20)
World renowned American actor Will Smith bungee-jumped from a helicopter over the Grand Canyon on his 50th birthday to raise funds for the education of girls, boys and youth who live in conflicts and crises!
Appe-teaser Version
As the world gets hotter and rainfall more erratic, the type and availability of ingredients for daily meals are changing.
With support from the Government of Canada and the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund, the Canada-UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Facility (CCAF) has been supporting six least developed countries and small island developing states (Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Haiti, Mali, Niger and Sudan) to strengthen climate resilience and enhance food security.
To better understand and share the experiences from these six countries, and to celebrate some of the successes of the projects in enhancing food security and water access, the CCAF team has worked together to create a cookbook.
This "Appe-teaser" version of the cookbook, a short teaser, offers a recipe from each country. The full publication will be available in early 2017, showcasing more delicious recipes and more information on how climate change is impacting specific ingredients and recipes, and how each country's adaptation efforts are changing the ingredients and cooking methods traditionally used.
A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in AfricaGreg Benchwick
In Tanzania, a lightning strike killed a teacher and six students in 2015 – another sad example of the thousands of deaths that could easily be avoided with the effective deployment of modern weather and climate services. Providing these services not only saves lives, but is also central to building resilience to climate change, empowering nations and strengthening livelihoods across Africa’s most vulnerable communities.
UNDP supports climate information and early warning system projects in 11 African nations through its Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA). The Global Environment Facility-funded CIRDA programme will launch a new report in Marrakech that explores A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in Africa. The report calls for enabling actions by African leaders to support the sustainability of investments in weather and climate services, looking toward public-private partnerships, next generation weather and water monitoring technologies, regional cooperation and capacity building as key drivers to resolve sub-Saharan Africa’s persistent challenges in maintaining sustainable climate information and early warning systems.
Une vision nouvelle pour les services météorologiques et climatologiques en ...Greg Benchwick
En Tanzanie, un coup de foudre a tué un enseignant et six étudiants en 2015 - un triste exemple de morts qui pourraient facilement être évitées avec le déploiement de services météorologiques et climatologiques modernes.
Le PNUD soutient la fourniture d'informations climatiques en temps réel et de systèmes d'alerte précoce dans 11 pays africains par le biais de son Programme sur l'Information Climatique pour le Développement Résilient en Afrique (CIRDA), financé par le Fonds pour l'environnement mondial.
Ce rapport, publié à Marrakech au cours de la COP22, exhorte les dirigeants africains à prendre les actions appropriées pour soutenir et investir dans des services météorologiques et climatiques modernes, et à se tourner vers les partenariats public-privé, vers la coopération régionale et le renforcement des capacités, comme autant de solutions aux défis persistants dans le maintien de l'information climatique durable et les systèmes d'alerte précoce en Afrique sub-saharienne.
Executive Summary - A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in AfricaGreg Benchwick
In Tanzania, a lightning strike killed a teacher and six students in 2015 – another sad example of the thousands of deaths that could easily be avoided with the effective deployment of modern weather and climate services. Providing these services not only saves lives, but is also central to building resilience to climate change, empowering nations and strengthening livelihoods across Africa’s most vulnerable communities.
UNDP supports climate information and early warning system projects in 11 African nations through its Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA). The Global Environment Facility-funded CIRDA programme will launch a new report in Marrakech that explores A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in Africa. The report calls for enabling actions by African leaders to support the sustainability of investments in weather and climate services, looking toward public-private partnerships, next generation weather and water monitoring technologies, regional cooperation and capacity building as key drivers to resolve sub-Saharan Africa’s persistent challenges in maintaining sustainable climate information and early warning systems.
This publication provides an in-depth analysis and study of gender-responsive adaptation approaches being implemented in six countries under the Canada-UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Facility. The study targets adaptation practitioners and decision-makers at all levels (from community to global) who are designing new adaptation initiatives and/or developing new climate change-related policies. It provides a framework in which to examine concrete examples of gender-responsive approaches and how they can lead to greater adaptation impact. It also makes the argument not only for the need for integrated approaches to gender and climate change but more importantly, to identify what inputs, resources and partnerships are needed to pursue them effectively.
Revenue-Generating Opportunities Through Tailored Weather Information ProductsGreg Benchwick
UNDP’s continental-scale market assessment explores market forces, imperatives, trends and stakeholder needs in the creation of new revenue-generating opportunities for Africa’s National HydroMeteorological Services (NHMS). The study indicates an increase in the availability and sophistication of weather information, strong demand from private and public customers across a wide range of economic sectors, including agriculture, mining, forestry, construction, aviation, tourism, energy and planning, and a highly competitive business environment, where new ventures will be strongly dependent on highly specialized skills in product development and marketing.
Building The Last Mile With Public-Private PartnershipsGreg Benchwick
The C4Ecosolutions Alan Miller shared this presentation in the recent UNDP Last Mile Conference in Zambia.
Climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa. In order to seize this opportunity, timely, accurate and actionable weather and climate information must be delivered from data collection and creation sources across the “Last Mile” to uninformed and vulnerable end-users.
In this innovation-driven multi-country workshop, experts on cutting-edge technology, communications, public-private partnerships, meteorology and sustainable development will come together to explore new pathways to move from the collection of data to its application, with the end goal of creating actionable recommendations that UNDP-supported climate-information programmes can leverage to impact lives and build sustainability. For this to happen, national weather information services should not only have access to modern weather observation technologies and forecast information, but they must also be able to communicate and apply the content derived from these systems to those in need.
The Benin's Arnaud Zannou shared this presentation in the recent UNDP Last Mile Conference in Zambia.
Climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa. In order to seize this opportunity, timely, accurate and actionable weather and climate information must be delivered from data collection and creation sources across the “Last Mile” to uninformed and vulnerable end-users.
In this innovation-driven multi-country workshop, experts on cutting-edge technology, communications, public-private partnerships, meteorology and sustainable development will come together to explore new pathways to move from the collection of data to its application, with the end goal of creating actionable recommendations that UNDP-supported climate-information programmes can leverage to impact lives and build sustainability. For this to happen, national weather information services should not only have access to modern weather observation technologies and forecast information, but they must also be able to communicate and apply the content derived from these systems to those in need.
Climate Informaation and Early Warning Systems Zambia StrategyGreg Benchwick
The Just Click's Kunda Mwila shared this presentation in the recent UNDP Last Mile Conference in Zambia.
Climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa. In order to seize this opportunity, timely, accurate and actionable weather and climate information must be delivered from data collection and creation sources across the “Last Mile” to uninformed and vulnerable end-users.
In this innovation-driven multi-country workshop, experts on cutting-edge technology, communications, public-private partnerships, meteorology and sustainable development will come together to explore new pathways to move from the collection of data to its application, with the end goal of creating actionable recommendations that UNDP-supported climate-information programmes can leverage to impact lives and build sustainability. For this to happen, national weather information services should not only have access to modern weather observation technologies and forecast information, but they must also be able to communicate and apply the content derived from these systems to those in need.
Innovating How We Report on Climate ChangeGreg Benchwick
The Guardian's Caelainn Barr shared this presentation in the recent UNDP Last Mile Conference in Zambia.
Climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa. In order to seize this opportunity, timely, accurate and actionable weather and climate information must be delivered from data collection and creation sources across the “Last Mile” to uninformed and vulnerable end-users.
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Integrated Communications Strategies for Climate Information and Services
1. Integrated
Communications
Leveraging best practices, innovative
methodologies and existing assets
to build sustainability and effectively
share climate information and
early warnings
Greg Benchwick
Gregory.Benchwick@undp.org
March 2016 | Livingstone, Zambia
2. Introduction and Overview
Why is communication important?
• Build political support
• Scale-up success
• Share best practices
• Reach end-users
• Save lives
• Build livelihoods
4. Defining The Goals
Climate Information and Early Warning Systems
• Save lives
• Build productivity
• Improve resiliency to climate change
• Specific goals for early warnings and forecasts
Integrated Advocacy Communications
• Leverage best practices and existing assets
• Understand and meet end-user needs
• Build sustainability for climate information and early warning systems
• Support enabling political environments
5. Identifying Stakeholders
End Users
• Vulnerable Farmers
• Vulnerable Communities
• Policy Makers
• Private Sector
Questions to Ask
• What are end-user needs?
• What current assets do we have?
• How is weather information currently used?
• What are the media habits of our end users?
• Above all, it’s important to empathize (ie. Understand demographics,
cultural, social, economic optics, literacy, language, media use, trust)
6. Identifying Stakeholders
Actors
• Local, State, Federal, International Government
• Media
• Telecommunications
• NHMS and Internal Stakeholders
• Early Warning Center
• Community Leaders
• NGOs, Education, Health, Agriculture Extension
• Larger Community of Practice (CIRDA, UNDP, climate practitioners, donors)
Guiding Principles
• Create Buy-In
• Communicate
• Assign Roles and Responsibilities
• Rehearse, Activate and Follow Up
7. Defining Messages
Building an Emotional Brand
• Create a narrative on the value of climate information.
• What is the message? Has it been tested?
• Who is repeating it?
• Build confidence in fidelity of information.
• Build a virtuous circle of value, trust
and ease of access.
Emotion
Benefits
Attributes
10. Defining Messages
Attributes
• Reliable Information and Timely Reports
• Accurate Weather and Climate Information on hourly,
daily, weekly, seasonal basis
• New equipment, technology, training
• 21st century approach to weather forecasting
Emotion
Benefits
Attributes
11. Defining Messages
End Users
The information we are giving you is reliable and it will make your life better. Your
families are safer because you will know when natural disasters are coming. The
weather is changing. Rains aren’t falling like they used to, and there will likely be more
severe storms, longer periods of drought and more lightning. By understanding what
weather is coming your way, you can keep your families safe and make more money.
By knowing the weather, you can plant at the right time, you can get out of harms way
when floods and hail come, you can grow better crops for this growing season, and
you can thrive.
*Note that while the preservation of human life is a solid argument, evidence from
other C4D practices indicates that underscoring monetary value is a stronger
message. Messages should also concentrate on immediate value for this segment.
For early warnings, end users need simple messages that indicate the danger, the
timeframe, the area at risk, and the required action.
12. Defining Messages
Vulnerable Communities
The information we are giving you will make your community safer and will improve
productivity. Reliable climate information means you can optimize planting cycles to
hit markets from your farmer cooperatives. It means you can plan for long-term
prosperity because you can protect roads and other productive infrastructure with
early warnings of natural disasters. It means that you can address public health issues
like malaria outbreaks that result from unusually heavy rains. Because your
community is safer, you can concentrate your efforts on educating your children,
strengthening your health system, building roads and expanding businesses.
For early warnings, community leaders need more in-depth information. Where
should people take shelter, what assistance will be provided, what are the
communications channels, what actions need to take place.
13. Defining Messages
Policy Makers
The status quo just isn’t working. We need innovative solutions. Through the effective use of
climate information, you can take decisions and make investments that are proactive, durable and
robust. Effective use of climate information also minimizes the risk that decisions will adversely
affect other systems, sectors or social groups. For over 30 years, the international development
community has made substantial investments in climate information systems for Africa,
nevertheless, most hydromet services are unable to meet the needs for weather and climate
information. This lack of quality information is costing you dearly. The collection, analysis and
distribution of reliable climate and weather information has the potential to greatly benefit your
most vulnerable rural communities, build your economy and strengthen your nation. Most
importantly, reliable weather information can save lives. We need a new vision, and you are
essential to making that vision happen. With effectively structured public-private partnerships,
new technology, strengthened institutions, increased regional cooperation and continued
capacity building, sustainable climate and weather information solutions are a realistic and
attainable goal. Reaching this target could have a significant impact on your ability to protect
human life and foster long-term prosperity.
For Early Warnings. These early warnings can allow governments to be proactive (rather than
reactive) in disaster response, can protect productive assets and save lives.
14. Methodology
Building Your Narrative
• What is my product?
• What is the message? Has it been tested?
• Who is repeating the message? How?
• What is my value proposition?
• Do people trust my product?
• Do people understand my product?
15. Methodology
Sharing Early Warnings
• Keep it simple
• Create brand and message ambassadors
• Integrate
• Customize for your target area (ie. Language, energy, media)
• Build in sustainability
• Know your restrictions
• Create a response matrix
• Build the political framework necessary to share warnings.
19. Methodology
Practices Per Media
• Media Partnerships
• Broadcast
• Radio
• Print
• Social Media
• Internet and Mobile Apps
• SMS and Messaging
20. Methodology
Advocacy and Support
• Strengthen Political Dialogue
• Communicate Success
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Share With Community of Practice, Neighboring Countries and UNDP
• Change Management
21. Moving Forward
Country Projects
• Build sustainability of EWS and communications initiatives
• Follow-up on baseline surveys as needed
• Create and implement communications and EWS strategies
• Procure communications-specific technologies
• Contract communications specialists
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of EWS, communications
CIRDA
• Review strategies
• Provide toolkits
• Serve as a knowledge broker
• Share best practices from organizations and country programs
• Share successes with UNDP, community of practice and donors
• Additional Ideas
22. Moving Forward
Things to remember
• Know your market
• Know your message
• Create a constant dialogue
• Build brand ambassadors
• Don’t be afraid to experiment and innovate
