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Water Awareness Program
ADB National Media Workshop on Water - India

22-25 February 2004
Chennai, India

Post Workshop Statement

Background

In May 2002, ADB launched the Water Awareness Program (WAP) to, among other things, increase public awareness and understanding of water issues. Among WAP's target groups are the journalists who are in a strategic position to provide the public with such knowledge.

In February 2003, ADB collaborated with the World Bank to conduct a capacity building workshop for East Asian journalists. This workshop was designed to further the journalists' knowledge and understanding of water issues. The result was extensive and informed media coverage on water concerns, and the fostering of a journalist community in the region.

ADB intends to build upon and sustain this success by conducting media workshops on water at the national level. The first of these workshops were conducted in Viet Nam and Thailand in 2003. The next two workshops were held in India- Chennai and New Delhi.

Objectives

To increase the understanding of journalists in India towards water issues affecting the country, leading to

• a more informed assessment of the key subjects
• greater media coverage
• more diverse collections of writings on water

The workshops featured speakers from civil society and public and private sectors. There was extensive opportunities for discussion and debate.

Program

• Agenda

Participants

• List of Participants [ PDF: 14Kb | 3 pages ]

Venue

The workshop was held at the Taj Connemara Hotel in Chennai. Contact details are as follows:

Contact

Paul Fisher
Fax No.: +44 1285 713 071
E-mail : pfisher@timcullen.com