Communication & Outreach
The CETA subprogramme supports the AMEP, and SPAW subprogrammes for the design, maintenance and dissemination of the information they require or generate, through the existing tools of the CEP or by developing new instruments such as databases, clearinghouses, forum, etc. It also promotes the CEP and manages the CEP website and other related sites.
Coordination
CETA assists in the dissemination of the CEP products, principally through the Internet where applicable. These are found under Publications and Resources and include technical reports, publicationas and promotional material, radioprogrammes, DVD's, information on small grants, databases and general information on marine and coastal issues relevant to the CEP mandate.
As its major communication tool, the CEP website is maintained and upgraded making it continuously current to regional and global issues of relevance to the WCR and maintaining links with complementary websites of regional, national and sub national bodies (Partner & Links) .Other sites include
The secretariat will seek means to ensure more regular maintenance to provide up-to-date and useful information to the Member States and Contracting Parties.
CETA provides support to the convening of technical and intergovernmental meetings of the CEP and coordinate the preparation and dissemination of final meeting reports. These can be found under Events & Meetings
It also continue to coordinate responses to requests for information and external surveys on a day-to-day basis and assists with the coordination ofthe CEP internship programme.
Promotion of the Caribbean Environment Programme and its subprogrammes
Objectives
1. To promote the work of the Caribbean Environment Programme and its subprogrammes, to sensitize governments of the region of the importance of ratification/accession to and implementation of the Cartagena Convention and its Protocols, and to increase awareness of the need for the protection and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources.
Activities
2. Assist with the implementation of national and regional activities for the promotion of the ratification/accession to the LBS and SPAW Protocols for the Member States of the CEP in collaboration with the AMEP and SPAW Programmes respectively. These activities will continue to gather and prepare CETA materials on CEP and CEP-related themes for dissemination through the Internet or other appropriate mechanisms.
3. Provide the CEP community and the general public with regular updates on the availability of information regarding the protection and development of coastal and marine resources.
4. The promotion of CEP at national, regional and international fora, and through all available media will be undertaken as feasible. Additionally, support will be provided as appropriate and depending on available resources to national and regional communication, education, training and awareness initiatives which support CEP objectives.
Development and Implementation of a Communication and Outreach Strategy for the CEP
Objective
1. To facilitate effective communications with all stakeholders on the work of the CEP as the basis for improving the delivery of services by CEP to the region
2. To make CEP known as a prime force in achieving sustainable development in the region
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To provide and ensure the effective flow of scientific and management information, updates and key messages, accurately, promptly and effectively packaged, to CEP Parties and stakeholders
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To enable informed debate among all stakeholders and as such full participation in the further development and implementation of CEP
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To collect feedback and input from the stakeholders (through the communication activities) to continue improving the implementation of CEP
Activities
- Incorporate marketing strategies and work towards the finalization of the Communication and Outreach strategy. The Communications and Outreach strategy will contain communication expectations, procedures and general guidelines for the effective communication of UNEP/CEP projects and programmes.
- Coordination of media activities to increase the visibility of the CEP and pro-actively develop and maintain links with national/regional and, where appropriate, international media, in order to raise awareness within all stakeholder groups and the wider community of the CEP projects and activities and the importance of a healthy marine/coastal environment;
- Subject to the availability of funding, CETA support capacity building activities and/or sensitisation workshops for environmental journalists in the region to raise the profile of environmental issues in the region. A regional workshop for English speaking Journalists was convened in June 2008 in collaboration with the PANOS institute. (Report)
- Coordination and updating of the CEP website in collaboration with the sub programmes, and possible absorption of project websites such as the White Water to Blue Water partnership website.
- CETA ensures the continuous maintenance of the CEP Experts, Institutions and Focal Points databases.
- Contact will be established with new partners such as regional airlines and the cruise ship industry for possible dissemination of information via articles in airline magazines and the distribution of short promotional/educational DVDs.
