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Strategic Communication for Establishing Collectivity for UN International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
SUNOUK YOU (Hankyong National University)
Jung Yun Lim (National Council on Climate and Air Quality)
Yealim Ko (National Council on Climate and Air Quality)
Abstract
Air pollution is a global challenge that not only threatens public health, but also takes away lives. Strategic communication, in other words, public relations, is an essential way of tackling air pollution and managing the risks involved. Engaging global citizens into the public sphere requires the building of a sense of collectivity and duty on achieving clean air. Strategies and policies on an international scale that are based on the theoretical framework (Behavior Procedure Model) and focus on leading citizens into the mature and unified Collectivity during the observance of the ‘International Day of Clean Air for blue skies’ are crucial. Notably, the Asian continent has inevitably found itself at the crossroad between economic growth and environmental protection, and has even been observed to be pursuing a passive response to air pollution. The key communication strategies are supported by the three goals, which include: expanding existing communities and building a new Collectivity, supporting international solidarity and individual member state activities, and implementing systems and structures. The key goals can be further specified into six strategies. This paper has analyzed global problems and discussed possible communication strategies to increase public engagement for the observation of the ‘International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.’ It will be the responsibility of all nations to implement the aforementioned strategies and policies as well as promoting global action.
- keywords
- Air Pollution, Climate change, Strategic Communication, Collectivity, United Nations, International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
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