...WORKING PAPER USING ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP TO LEVERAGE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: LESSONS FROM GHANA Mr. Isaac Kwasi Egyir Human Ecology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BELGIUM Email: iegyir@vub.ac.be CONTENT PAGE ACRONYMS 3 ABSTRACT 4 1. Introduction 5 1.1 The Definition and Concept of Communication 5 1.1.1 Concept of Environmental Communication 6 1.2 The Definition and Concept of Leadership 8 1.2.1 Concept of Environmental Leadership 9 1.3 Link between Environmental Communication and Leadeship 10 2. Statement of Research the Problem 10 2.1 Objectives of the Paper 11 2.2 Guiding Hypotheses 11 3. Conceptual Framework of the Paper 11 4. Materials and Methods 13 4.1 The Study Location 13 4.2 Data Collection Analysis 13 5. Results and Discussion 15 5.1 The State of Ghana's Environment 16 5.1.1 Perception of Environmental Problems in Ghana 16 5.2 Environmental Policy and Implementing Instituitions in Ghana 17 5.2.1 Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) 18 5.2.2 National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) 18 5.2.3 Ghana Environmental REsources Management systems (GERMS) 19 5.2.4 Forest and Wildlife Policy 20 5.2.5 Environment Sanitation Policy (ESP) 20 5.2.6 Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) 20 5.3 Environmental Implementing Instituitions...
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.............................................1 II. Education and awareness ................................................................................2 III.Effective management of .................................................................................3 natural resources and the environment IV. Integrated development planning ................................................................... and implementation V. Prevention and control of Pollution ................................................................. and environmental degradation VI.Proactive approach to regional .......................................................................... and global environmental issues VII. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ VIII. Reference ........................................................................................................ Introduction The rapid development of economy, high depleted, high pollution mode of economic growth,to make the country's environment problem increasingly prominent. However, many of the countries in the implementation of green strategy to make the country's economic sustainable development. this report through discussed to Green strategies based on environmental policy in Malaysia how can improve environmental quality. And from the education and awareness, the effective management of natural...
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...Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the natural environment and humans. Due to the pressures of population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently. This has been recognized, and governments have begun placing restraints on activities that causeenvironmental degradation. Since the 1960s, activity of environmental movements has created awareness of the various environmental issues. There is no agreement on the extent of the environmental impact of human activity, and protection measures are occasionally criticized. Academic institutions now offer courses, such as environmental studies, environmental management and environmental engineering, that teach the history and methods of environment protection. Protection of the environment is needed due to various human activities. Waste production, air pollution, and loss of biodiversity (resulting from the introduction of invasive species and species extinction) are some of the issues related to environmental protection. Environmental protection is influenced by three interwoven factors: environmental legislation, ethics and education. Each of these factors plays its part in influencing national-level environmental decisions and personal-level environmental values and behaviors. For environmental protection to become a reality, it is important for societies to develop each...
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...access to medical care, suitable housing, food, and sanitation. Additionally, people will want as high a standard of living as possible and this must be achieved in a way that does not harm or exploit others. Sustainable development addresses these needs by promoting equality, education and participation in local communities. Environmental Protection Planet Earth has a limited amount of resources. We all need clean air, clean water, and land to live on that also is productive enough to provide good quality food for all. Sustainable human activities look to protect the Earth’s environment to make sure it is not damaged for future generations. Current issues include global warming, overfishing the seas, and deforestation on the land. Economic Development People throughout the world deserve the best standard of living that is sustainable. Improving medical care, sanitation, education, and enabling people to support themselves with a good standard of living requires the generation of wealth by economic activity. Sustainable economies also need to be competitive in a world market. Products that are too expensive to buy cannot be sustainable, even if they are environmentally friendly.2 What is Environmental Ethics? An ecological conscience or moral that reflects a commitment and responsibility toward the environment, including plants and animals as well as present and future generations of people. It is oriented toward human societies living in harmony with...
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...TASK. 1. Discuss five challenges facing ESD in Kenya. 2. Highlight any five key factors of ESD in Kenya and discuss the teaching approaches used by them. Introduction Education for sustainable development aims at preservation of environmental integrity economic viability and a just society for present and future generations.ESD addresses these objectives through the establishment of broad teaching and learning process that emphasizes and interdisciplinary and holistic approach that promotes critical and creative thinking in education. In order to ensure that everyone gets this knowledge several actors play very vital roles in promoting education for sustainable development. Actors of ESD 1. Government agencies like NEMA, TARDA etc. It defines what type of information is needed and how this information will be used. The government provides information of ESD through workshops, seminars and trainings where policy makers will share issues pertaining to education for sustainability development. For instance, NEMA Provides technical resources and the know how in managing pollution. This is done through seminars and workshops organized to educate people on the essence of a clean and healthy environment. For example, conservation of wetland seminar held February 2016 in Kericho County. The government has also provided resources used in promoting ESD such as adopting of information technology. This facilitates efficient and effective communication between...
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...management issues in technical writing or communications multi-cultural/multinational issues competition for consumers professional problem professional code of ethics implementing an ombudsman program product liability on site security--data, people or materials workplace violence outsourcing new overtime regulations accounting: inventory systems pension/ stock option problems corporate contributions to political parties executive compensation prevention of accounting fraud risk analysis agriculture: land use management genetically altered plants control of crown gall in ornamental plants methods of crop estimation/pricing/futures bioterrorism in crops architecture: options in environmental or natural disaster proof structures (floods, fires, earthquakes, etc.) landscape designs for different environments (drought, boggy, etc.) solar heating or cooling designs lighting systems for large structures restoration methods for old and/or historic buildings aviation: wind shear problems and solutions pilot retirement or retention issues training and safety procedures global positioning systems runway incursion solutions aircraft fatigue competing materials for aircraft structures screening/security issues options in aircraft for corporate use small airport management biology/pre-med liability insurance/malpractice reform options in diagnosis or treatment medicare/medicaid issues wellness education physician...
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...TASK. 1. Discuss five challenges facing ESD in Kenya. 2. Highlight any five key factors of ESD in Kenya and discuss the teaching approaches used by them. Introduction Education for sustainable development aims at preservation of environmental integrity economic viability and a just society for present and future generations.ESD addresses these objectives through the establishment of broad teaching and learning process that emphasizes and interdisciplinary and holistic approach that promotes critical and creative thinking in education. In order to ensure that everyone gets this knowledge several actors play very vital roles in promoting education for sustainable development. Actors of ESD 1. Government agencies like NEMA, TARDA etc. It defines what type of information is needed and how this information will be used. The government provides information of ESD through workshops, seminars and trainings where policy makers will share issues pertaining to education for sustainability development. For instance, NEMA Provides technical resources and the know how in managing pollution. This is done through seminars and workshops organized to educate people on the essence of a clean and healthy environment. For example, conservation of wetland seminar held February 2016 in Kericho County. The government has also provided resources used in promoting ESD such as adopting of information technology. This facilitates efficient and effective communication between...
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...A REPORT ON A FIELD ATTACHMENT AT NEMA HOMABAY COUNTY OFFICE LOCATED IN HOMABAY TOWN WITHIN HOMABAY DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS OFFICES BY STEPHEN OYOO ADUDA N38/2607/2010 A FIELD ATTACHMENT REPORT SUBMITTED TO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE September 2013 The attachment was supervised by: Host Supervisors: Mr. Solomon Kihiu Mr. John Maniafu University Supervisors: Dr. Richard Kerich ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Sincere thanks goes to the lecturers at Kenyatta University Main Campus, School of Environmental Studies for their dedication in equipping me with the necessary knowledge and their immeasurable interaction with and mentorship to their students. I owe special thanks to Mr. Solomon Kihiu, the County Director of Environment, NEMA Homa Bay County, and Mr. John Maniafu, the County Environment Officer, NEMA Homabay County Office, my host supervisors, for giving me the opportunity to be attached in their office and for giving me their unreserved advise, guidance, technical and academic support. Special thanks also go to Dr. Richard Kerich, my university supervisor, for his sincere assessment of my work and for directing me in ensuring the success of my attachment. I would also like to thank my colleague attachees and interns at NEMA Homabay County Office for their insights, constant guidance and encouragement throughout the entire attachment period. I also thank my classmates and family members...
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... * BEHIND THE HEADLINES * Population * Poverty * Environmental degradation * Democracy, human rights and peace * Development * Interdependence * NORTH-SOUTH DIFFERENCES * TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY * A dynamic balance * An emerging vision * EDUCATION: THE FORCE OF THE FUTURE II. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING: THE FUEL FOR CHANGE * THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION * CONFRONTING VESTED INTERESTS * COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES * COMPLEX MESSAGES * THE MESSENGERS * REASON FOR OPTIMISM III. REORIENTING EDUCATION TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY * IMPORTANCE OF BASIC EDUCATION * WHAT CHANGES DOES SUSTAINABILITY REQUIRE? * Curriculum reform * Structural reform * EDUCATIONAL REFORM: A CASE STUDY * REFORM AT DIFFERENT SCALES * CONTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION * INTERDISCIPLINARITY IV. SHIFTING TO SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES: CHANGING CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS * INDIVIDUAL CHOICES AND LIFESTYLES * COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING V. ETHICS, CULTURE AND EQUITY: SUSTAINABILITY AS A MORAL IMPERATIVE * SOME ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY * The ’ethic of time’ * Complexity as an ethical issue * Continuity: the ethical link between past, present, and future * CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY * TOWARDS A COMMON ETHIC * EDUCATION, ETHICS, AND CHANGE VI. MOBILIZING FOR ACTION * AN...
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...Tutorial Feedback for Task 15 1. From the previous tasks in theme 3 identify 3 key international management issues from the point of view of Elecdyne Examples here could include (from the various tasks):- * Location of Production functions * Supply chain management * Taxation * Production cost * Innovation * Social Innovation:- * In health and education there are changes occurring, due to social innovations in social networking (use of internet to provide information that used to be delivered face to face e.g. online education and diagnosis websites), and also structural changes (e.g. in Higher Education worldwide there is a greater demand for online, distance and work based approaches which are increasing the need for appropriate electronic hardware and software, whilst in school education in the UK (specifically in England) parents can now set up schools outside local authority control. In health, in the UK (again in England specifically, GPs (doctors’ surgeries) are going to have much more control over spending (reducing that controlled by health boards), and there is also the issues of pushing more care out to the community, which means that health care workers will need to use communications and other mobile medical technologies to meet medical requirements. * Sustainability * Production efficiency - i.e. making the same product with fewer resources, including recycling opportunities, renewable energy opportunities...
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...FIRST CIRCULAR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION, BHU International Conference on “Education For Achieving Millennium Development Goals” 16-18 November, 2013. Subthemes Achieving universal primary education: Where do we stand Quality versus quantity Issues in education for disadvantaged group Role of govt. schemes, strategies and NGOs Proceeding ahead from universal primary education Education for promoting gender equality and empowering women: Gender biases in curriculum, text book and in whole school ethos: status and its remediation Gender biases in higher education Schemes, strategies and policies for gender equality Education for ensuring environmental sustainability: Environmental education: conceptual and pedagogical implications Environmental ethics education: Need of a paradigm shift Human sustainability: its multidimensional pre-requisites like peace, human rights, citizenship, tolerance etc. Education for Developing a Global Partnership for Development: Internationalisation of higher education International understanding Thinking globally and acting locally Foreign universities in India and abroad Quality issues in developing global partnership and standards Education and its inter-relevance in solving contemporary issues: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Organizing Secretaries: Dr. Meenakshi Singh and...
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...Environmental Health The environment has a symbiotic relationship to the health of individuals, families and communities. The environment must be healthy in order for achievement of optimal health (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2014). Nurses have a responsibility to understand the health environmental risks, including how and what, should be included in assessment, planning and implementing interventions to reduce or eliminate the environmental risk. In addition, nurses must be able to communicate the environmental health risks, provide needed education and advocate for public policies to mitigate the risk to health (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2014). This paper will explore the nurse’s role in environmental nursing through the review of environmental principles, explaining differences between an environmental exposure history and an environmental health exam and the four phases of a chemical exposure. Finally, author will discuss the differences between community-based and community-oriented nursing and explain the how population-based approaches are applicable to the hospital setting. Environmental Principles According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2014), nurses must know how to assess for environmental health risks in order to help the individuals, families and communities they care for. In 1995, The National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report calling for all nurses to have a basic understanding of environmental health principles...
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...1 (is on Theme 3: International Management Strategy Issues) “For a newly internationalised company, like Elecdyne, discuss one of the following sets of issues (from 1-4), plus you must discuss issue 5.” 1. The centralisation-decentralisation debate You should identify where the various functions of management sit in terms of being upstream, downstream, neither, or both, and how developments in technology may affect these functions in the next 10 years. | 2. Social innovation and networking You should undertake an analysis of the social innovation based opportunities that might develop for a newly internationalised company, like Elecdyne in different sectors (e.g. health and education) over the next 10 years. | 3. Sustainability and the potential impact of related issues on the company’s innovation, production and / or logistics functionsYou should analyse the sustainability based opportunities that might develop for a newly internationalised company, like Elecdyne over the next 10 years and evaluate the potential impact of these on the company’s innovation, production and / or logistics functions. | 4. Corporate social responsibility (CSR), including 5 key CSR related issues, Pyramid of CSR etc. You should evaluate the issue of corporate social responsibility using the “Pyramid of CSR framework” and analyse 5 key CSR related issues (recycling, ethical business, working condition, environmental issues, and philanthropy activities) or factors that you think...
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...Department of Economic and Social Affairs Commission on Sustainable Development Seventh Session 19-30 April 1999, New York TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THE GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM Background Paper #1 Prepared by the World Travel and Tourism Organization and International Hotel and Restaurant Association The Global Importance of Tourism prepared by the World Travel & Tourism Council and International Hotel & Restaurant Association A. Introduction Creating jobs and wealth 1. Travel & Tourism is the world’s largest industry and creator of jobs across national and regional economies. WTTC/WEFA research show that in 2000, Travel & Tourism will generate, directly and indirectly, 11.7% of GDP and nearly 200 million jobs in the world-wide economy. These figures are forecasted to total 11.7% and 255 million respectively in 2010. 2. Jobs generated by Travel & Tourism are spread across the economy - in retail, construction, manufacturing and telecommunications, as well as directly in Travel & Tourism companies. These jobs employ a large proportion of women, minorities and young people; are predominantly in small and medium sized companies; and offer good training and transferability. Tourism can also be one of the most effective drivers for the development of regional economies. These patterns apply to both developed and emerging economies. Contributing to sustainable development 3. The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED),...
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...Environment There are many issues that are in need of support internationally. The international community has rallied around many causes over the years. International psychologists may choose to focus their work in one or more of these areas, including but not limited to, women and children empowerment, refugee advocacy, education, disaster response, emigration and immigration, policy and decision making, health care, poverty and economic justice, and environmental conservation (Gibbons, 2012). There are many aspects of the environment that affect our global society. It is crucial for organizations of all types to understand their role in environmental issues. Although, there are groups of individuals taking steps to improve these issues, these efforts will not be successful until everyone works together on a common goal of environmental sustainability. Boyd and Osbahr assess international organizations that are addressing concerns related to climate change (2010, p.629). The authors stressed the need for action in the area of the environment. The goal of this project is to gain a greater understanding of how three different organizations have taken measures to address climate change. There are many aspects of the environment that affect our global society. As globalization progresses, the earth’s natural systems will change local environmental issues into global problems. Nations all over the planet will be affected by all environmental problems including acid rain...
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