The Intensify project now enters its 4th Semester. To date project partners have completed the study of the four themes driving the project (Motivating Communities to become enagaged, Targetting communities for engagement, Using favorable financial instruments to encourage communities and using digital social platforms to get the message across to the public). Project partners have completed one set of study visits to learn about each others best practices in the area of community engagement. Each partner has also completed a baseline survey in their region to identify what level of awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emisisions there is in their community at present.
The management group meeting will focus on the success or otherwise of the projects communications strategy, identifying areas for imporvement. The exchange of experiences gained through the study visits and the thematic events will also be discussed and plans to the end of semester 4 and beyond will also be finalised. Work will also begin to determine how the project can best influence the regional action plan.
The overall aim of the project is to increase awareness in the community of the need to reduce greenhosue gas emissions.