Program Objectives
4. Strengthen NGO communications & knowledge exchange on SPAC
Program Objectives1. Raise the political priority of SPAC. 2. Promote monitoring, assessment and reporting 3. Encourage networking 4. Strengthen communications and knowledge exchange |
To
raise the priority of SPAC, promote
monitoring of progress, and encourage civil society networking requires
improved communications and active exchange of knowledge. ISF's contribution
to this need, in conjunction with the above civil society networks,
includes developing and diffusing a number of basic communicative tools
for NGOs promoting SPAC: network and working group listservers, websites,
reports, pamphlets and articles, media interviews, collective NGO statements,
panels and roundtables, workshops, and conferences.
Two examples of communicative tools which ISF has helped and continues to develop for SPAC education and advocacy include:
- Getting the Goods. In May 2003, ISF launched the first issue of our electronic newsletter, then titled SPAC Update , to encourage and provide a vehicle for articles, news and other information on efforts to promote SPAC around the world. For the 2004 issue, the title was changed to Getting the Goods and the newsletter was adopted by ICSPAC as one of the methods for NGO communications on SPAC. Hardcopies of the newsletter will be available for use by NGOs and others at events and advocacy activities.
- ICSPAC. The International Coalition for Sustainable Production and Consumption (ICSPAC) is a network founded especially to promote communication and exchange among civil society groups promoting SPAC. ISF continues to play a leading role in ICSPAC,