Environmental Communication. Applying Communication Tools Towards Sustainable Development

Environmental Communication is the planned and strategic use of communication processes to support effective policy-making and project implementation geared towards environmental sustainability. Despite its acknowledged impact, Environmental Communication is rarely integrated in development cooperation programmes as a strategic tool.

This working paper is envisioned as a tool for policy-makers and planners to obtain an overview of the issues involved. The hope is that this tool will quickly and convincingly show how Environmental Communication can become an integrated component of policies and projects, and thereby help ensure that adequate human and financial resources are allocated to this end.