OpenCities was asked to carry out an independent evaluation of the IMO's ambassador scheme, the International Maritime Organisation Goodwill Maritime Ambassador (IMO-GMA) Scheme, and produce a report.
OpenCities carried out a document review to help refine the objectives of the evaluation as well as design survey and interview questions.
A survey with a mix of open and close ended questions was then sent out to 150 IMO-GMAs and other permanent representatives. Responses were analysed and charts created to show the trends and distributions of answers and allow comparisons between IMO-GMA responses and non-ambassador responses.
OpenCities also carried out seven bilateral interviews with IMO-GMAs. These detailed, qualitative interviews allowed for the collection of more detailed perspectives on the functioning of the scheme and a richer understanding of the experience of IMO-GMAs, thus providing an important input into the recommendation of the report.