Over a dozen policy-makers in natural resource management contributed their time and interest during the audience research phase. A draft version of the paper was peer reviewed by Guy Bessette, Mario Bravo, Gary Coldevin, Tom Jacobson, Ma Umba Mabiala, Heidi Schaeffer, and Shirley White. Comments to subsequent drafts were contributed by Evelyne Foy, Silvia Balit, Colin Fraser, Mark Stiles, Andrew Chetley, Warren Feek, Joe Narkevic, Barbara Brown, Gaurishanker Ghosh, and Thomas Tufte. Pat Norrish and Nuhu Hatibu contributed case study material. We acknowledge the inputs and constructive support received from Jean Pierre Ilboudo, Mario Acunzo, Riccardo del Castello, Clare O’Farrell, and Ester Zulberti of the Education and Communication Service at FAO, and from Guy Bessette at IDRC.
About the Authors
Wendy Quarry and Ricardo Ramírezboth have a long experience with explaining Communication for Development and putting it into practice in different countries of the world. But also, like many of us, they have often been confronted with the difficulty of making the communication process clear to people involved in development initiatives and in donor organizations, but who do not share such a background.
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