The training is part of communication capacity-building series annually organized by the Communication Department of the Global Water Partnership head office. The GWP also presented the linkages between communication and knowledge management specifically the knowledge management toolbox.
Participants will also undertake stock-taking visit to International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River in Austria.
Steven Downey, Head of Communications, GWPO said that this year’s communication capacity-building uniqueness lies in learning from other organizations, specifically how they manage water resources and assessing the interactions between water resources, tourism and people.
Participants we learn how to design communication and knowledge management strategies tailored to region’s audience communication needs: messages, audience selection of appropriate tools and how to use knowledge management toolbox to achieve communicational objectives.
In his welcome remarks, Richard Müller, Regional Coordinator of GWP Eastern and Central Europe (GWPEE) wished participants a productive and enjoyable stay in Bratislava, Slovakia.
He briefed participants about GWPEE: history, governance, strategies, core activities and programs (Drought Management Programme and Flood Management Programme). Like Eastern and Greater Horn of Africa, Central and Eastern Europe sometimes faces severe drought and floods.
GWP Eastern Africa and Water, Climate Development Program’s CommunicationOfficer from Burundi are expected to elaborate Communications and WACDEP Communication and Knowledge Strategies suiting audience informational needs.