National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process Communications Workshop Report

The workshop, attended by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC) staff, focused on creating an action plan to communicate Ethiopia's NAP process. Participants developed messages for international entities like the UNFCCC and multilateral donors, emphasizing the need for technical and financial support. The group identified priority channels including the MEFCC website, policy briefs, and social media for international reach, while noting that radio, television, and clan leaders are essential for reaching national audiences due to limited internet usage and linguistic diversity.

• The workshop aimed to establish key messages, communication channels, and an action plan to communicate Ethiopia's NAP process to international audiences, including the UNFCCC, multilateral donors, bilateral development partners, and neighboring peers.
• Participants drafted several key messages for international stakeholders, highlighting the urgency of adaptation and the requirement for external assistance to build a climate-resilient economy.
• Priority communication channels for international audiences include the MEFCC website, the UNFCCC’s NAP Central, technical policy briefs created by technical and communications staff, and social media platforms like the MEFCC Facebook page.
• For national audiences, the workshop identified that traditional media and community networks are more effective than web-based channels due to limited internet access and linguistic diversity.
• Participants identified statistics and human interest stories regarding drought as critical supports for their messaging, with the primary goal of saving lives for those vulnerable to climate impacts.

APA

NAP Global Network (2017). National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process Communications Workshop Report. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ethiopia-Comms-Workshop-Report-140917.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process Communications Workshop Report. 2017. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ethiopia-Comms-Workshop-Report-140917.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2017national, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process Communications Workshop Report}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2017}, month = aug, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ethiopia-Comms-Workshop-Report-140917.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }