Increasing Visibility. There can be no doubt that visibility is key for increasing mobility. Researchers and students who are unaware of the opportunities that await them cannot be expected to take advantage of said opportunities. Increasing visibility of existing mobility programmes by organising info days at universities, putting up posters and handing out flyers, sending out email blasts, making announcements on university radio stations are some simple yet effective methods that can be utilised. Moreover, students and researchers who are interested in benefiting from mobility programmes are sometimes intimidated by the visa application process. However, the new rules to attract non-EU students, researchers and interns to the EU, which were approved by the Parliament in May 2016, make it much easier for people from third countries to study or do research at EU universities. Raising the awareness of students and researchers on this topic would undoubtedly increase applications to mobility programmes. Furthermore, the importance of putting diplomacy in science should not be overlooked. Getting embassies involved in the process would be a good step toward putting diplomacy in science and raising awareness about visa procedures and increasing the visibility of existing mobility programmes.
Increasing Visibility. During FY 2015, CCAP renewed its efforts to increase awareness of project activities and successes through media and communications opportunities. Through these efforts, the project prepared a successful Frontlines article5 and worked on a photo essay that will be posted in USAID’s website6 in the coming weeks. Both of these communications pieces present CCAP’s stepwise approach and the successes of the green 5 xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/news-information/frontlines/climate-change-2015/mozambique-cities- adapt-climate-change-one-tree-and 6 xxxxx://xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx/#priorities infrastructure development, and the effects of climate change in Pemba and Quelimane. In addition, the project has developed and published Facebook posts on the mission’s home page, including the successes at CCAP’s presentation, Mozambican coastal cities challenges and opportunities in climate change adaptation, at the ICLEI event in Bonn, Germany. The project has also increased its communications with the municipalities by translating key stories and reports into Portuguese for dissemination and using local newspapers to publish stories on events, such as Carnival and mangrove restoration efforts.
