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The Psychology of Climate Change Communication: A Guide for Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public

Debika Shome, Sabine Marx
Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (2009), 48 pp.
"The ultimate solutions to climate change are workable, cost-effective technologies which permit society to improve living standards while limiting and adapting to changes in the climate. Yet scientific, engineering, and organizational solutions are not enough. Societies must be motivated and empowe ... more
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Development Journalism

Xu Xiaoge
In: The Handbook of Journalism Studies
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2009), pp. 357-370
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Providing ICT Skills to Teacher Trainers in Cambodia: Summary of Project Outputs and Achievements

Jayson W. Richardson
Journal of Education for International Development, volume 4, issue 2 (2009), 12 pp.
"This study presents data on the outputs of an international development project called Establishing the Effective Use of ICTs in Education for All in Cambodia. A main component of this project was to teach all teacher trainers how to use basic ICTs. This article presents the achievements of the pro ... more
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Incentives and participation in development communication: Evidence from 63 recent reports

Emile G. McAnany
Glocal Times, issue 13 (2009), 14 pp.
"Economic incentives and the participation of communities can both be powerful drivers of successful innovation and expansion. This article explores a sample of “best cases” applying innovative technologies to solve urgent problems and looks into how the communication of innovative ideas for dev ... more
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Communication for Development: Reinventing Theory and Action. Vol.2: Advanced Development Communication

Kiran Prasad
Delhi: B.R. Publishing (2009), pp. 287-608
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Emergency Communications Toolkit

London: International Save the Children Alliance (2009), 91 pp.
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Disaster and Crisis Coverage

Deborah Potter, Sherry Ricchiardi
Washington, DC: International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2009), 59 pp.
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Overview of UN Inter-Agency Round Tables on Communication for Development: Background Paper

Elizabeth McCall
Washington, DC: UNDP; World Bank (2009), 32 pp.
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Communication and Development in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 2, issue 2 (2009), pp. 203-350
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Best Practices of Journalism in Asia

Eric Loo
Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2009), xvi, 172 pp.
"The book’s narrative structure intentionally uses minimal theoretical academic abstractions. Instead, it adopts a pragmatic approach – journalistic to an extent – to speculate what works best for journalists in Asia given the political constraints and resource limitations that many are compel ... more
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Playing with Fire: Power, Participation, and Communication for Development

Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 453-465
"Communication and its role in development and social change is still poorly understood and supported by large development players, despite decades of innovative practice and positive outcomes. Gaps between discourse and action, outdated evaluation methods, short timeframes, red tape, and power rela ... more
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Development Communication in Practice: India and the Millenium Development Goals

John V. Vilanilam
New Dehli: Sage (2009), xx, 272 pp.
"Development Communication in Practice: India and the Millennium Development Goals analyzes seven Indian newspapers for a period of seven months and evaluates the extent to which development issues are addressed in them. The findings reveal an under-representation of development issues in the media ... more
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Reporting Water in Southern Africa: A Media Guide to Managing Our Water Resources

Harare: Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC); Musokotwane Environment Resource Centre for Southern Africa (IMERCSA) (2009), 120 pp.
"Most of the current water problems in southern Africa arise from inadequate or improper management of water resources, rather than shortages. Thus it is essential to raise awareness of water availability and use, and of management approaches that are sustainable. A challenge for media practitioners ... more
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Reporting REDD+: A Journalist’s Guide to the Role of Forests in Combating Global Climate Change

Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP); Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) (2009), 14 pp.
"For journalists, REDD+ is a tricky story to cover for a number of reasons. 1. Forest statistics are often unreliable or out of date. Figures need to be carefully checked, compared to other statistics and analysed for their real significance. Sources also need to be assessed. 2. REDD+’s final shap ... more
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Comunicación y conflictos socioambientales en el Perú: Radios educativas y comunitarias en la encrucijada

Jorge Acevedo Rojas
Diálogos de la Comunicación, issue 78 (2009), 11 pp.
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Video in Development
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Rico Lie, Andreas Mandler
Wageningen; Rome: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA); FAO (2009), 60 pp.
"The book was written mainly to inform rural development professionals, practitioners and decision-makers in a variety of organisations – from NGOs and farmer associations to government departments and research and educational institutions – about the diverse uses of video in development. Specif ... more
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Comunicación y construcción de ciudadanía: Aportes para el desarrollo

Laura Cárdenas Lorenzo
Madrid: Libros de la Catarata; Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación (IUDC-UCM) (2009), 157 pp.
"Esta obra parte de la idea de que sin comunicación no es posible el desarrollo, pues ésta compromete de manera participativa a todos los sectores que conforman nuestras sociedades. A pesar de la existencia de innumerables medios masivos, locales y globales, y de nuevas tecnologías de la informac ... more
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Armutszeugnis: Wie das Fernsehen die Unterschichten vorführt

Bernd Gäbler
Frankfurt am Main: Otto Brenner Stiftung (2009), 82 pp.
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Report of First Pan African Conference on Curriculum, Literacy and Book Sector Development: Rebuilding Education in Africa. Conference of African Ministers of Education (Comedaf IV). Steering Committee Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24th–25th September, 2009

Science and Technology African Union. Department of Human Resources
Addis Ababa: African Union (2009), 12 pp.
"Within the framework of the Second Decade for Africa 2006-2015, the First Pan African Conference on Curriculum, Literacy and Book Sector Development: Rebuilding Education in Africa, was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 24th to 27th March 2009. The objectives of the conference were to critic ... more
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Information Management and Communication in Emergencies and Disasters: Manual for Disaster Response Teams

Susana Arroyo Barrantes, Martha Rodríguez, Ricardo Pérez (eds.)
Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2009), 136 pp.