The COM+ Communications for Sustainable Development Award recognizes excellence
in the field of communications, demonstrated through clear impacts and real
changes in support of sustainable development.

In December 2007, two COM+ Communication Awards of US$10,000 will be granted:
one for a campaign that communicates science for people and the planet; and
another for a climate change campaign. Issued by COM+ and thus backed by its
members, the awards recognize the role of communications in attaining
sustainable development goals. Effective communication campaigns raise awareness
and understanding of issues, promote increased transparency and dialogue between
government and other stakeholders, and influence policy outcomes to provide
pathways out of poverty while protecting our valuable environmental resources.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Nominations are invited through September 30, 2007. The Consultative Group on
International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) is managing the 2007 COM+ Awards and
nominations may be made via the CGIAR website:
http://www.cgiar.org/awards/awards_communications.html

Please specify the category, ?communicating science? or ?climate change?, of the
nomination. All nominations received will be reviewed by a panel of COM+ members
against the following criteria:

- Campaign design in terms of promoting sustainable development objective(s);
- Campaign outcomes and impact such as audience reached, shift in behavior or
change in policy or practice, achieved within less than one year of
nomination
- Creativity and innovation in communications;

The 2007 awards will be presented to the winners at the upcoming CGIAR Annual
General Meeting (Beijing, December 2007) and the 13th Conference of the Parties
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Bali, December
2007).

About COM+
COM+ is a partnership between international organizations, media agencies and
communication professionals committed to using communications to advance the
sustainable development agenda. Com+ partners include BBC World Service Trust,
Conservation International, CGIAR, Global Environment Facility, GlobeScan,
International Federation of Environmental Journalists, Inter Press Service, The
World Conservation Union (IUCN), Reuters Foundation, Southern Caucus of NGOs for
Sustainable Development, TVE-Earth Report, United Nations Environment Programme,
World Bank and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. For
further information: http://www.complusalliance.org/


Contacts:
Katiana Murillo
COM+ Secretariat
[email protected]

Laura Ivers
CGIAR Secretariat
[email protected]