World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD
The first WCCD was held by The World Bank, la FAO and The Communication Initiative in Rome, Italy, October 25-27 2006
Its purpose was to demonstrate that communication for development is an essential approach for responding to the most urgent challenges of development, and to suggest that, therefore, it should be more fully integrated into the practice and the politics of development. Discussions and presentations focused on what works, what doesn’t, and how communication for development contributes to better development.
More information on WCCD web site www.devcomm.org
Read the draft congress statement called “the Rome Consensus” (3 pages) www.comminit.com/downloads/pdf/RomeConsensus.pdf