About this learning event

We designed this online course to support officials from the Western Balkans with practical knowledge to improve communication strategies on green reform processes. You'll join professionals from communication, public policy, academia, and environmental sectors who engage stakeholders and inform the public on these issues. Together, we’ll explore country-specific challenges and solutions to enhance the effectiveness of communication efforts. Through four webinars, you’ll learn key tools and strategies to engage diverse audiences, promote transparency, and foster collaborative green reforms. We’ll also share regional best practices.

What can you expect

• Skill Development: Gain insights into essential communication techniques and strategies for effectively communicating green reforms.
• Practical Resources: Access tools, case studies, and examples that can be directly applied to your communication efforts.
• Expert Guidance: Participate in webinars that provide examples and guidance relevant to your ministry's needs, led by experienced practitioners in environmental communication.
• Collaboration and Networking: Connect with fellow public officials to exchange challenges, insights, and best practices for advancing green reforms.

Who should attend

The event is designed primarily for:

• Communication officers, 
• Heads of policy departments and 
• Members of cabinets at line ministries, ministries of finance and central banks.

We also kindly invite officials from policy, budget, and analytical departments of line and finance ministries who are involved in the planning, design, and coordination of green reform processes to join.

Practical information

• The online course will be delivered in English.
• Upon successful completion of this event, you will receive a certificate. 
• Participants are expected to have a working camera and microphone. 
• When registering, please reserve the timeslots for attending all webinars. If you already know that you will not be able to fulfill this, consider leaving the seat to candidates who can comply with this criteria.

To join, register in the CEF Online Learning Campus (OLC) and Enroll to this course. Our team will confirm your registration within 48 hours. If you already have an OLC account, please log in and Enroll. In case you forgot your password, please reset it and set a new one. The OLC will contain all of the course materials and it can also be accessed through your smartphone.

Faculty

• Panayiota Alevizou, Programme Director for MSc Marketing Management Practice, Sheffield University Management School
• Eneida Rabdishta, Specialist, Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Albania
• Merdža Handalić Plahonjić, Independent Consultant, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Partners

Supported by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy and the Climate Change Fund of Slovenia.