CARE s Adaptation Learning Program (ALP)

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1 CARE s Adaptation Learning Program (ALP) Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) Climate knowledge in decision-making - for climate resilient livelihoods and risk reduction

2 Community-based adaptation Adaptation should be sustainable following use of community based adaptation processes, e.g., community mobilization various gendered analysis participatory planning integration of adaptation into local planning implementation of adaptation plans

3 Innovation - climate science and local knowledge (1) Effective adaptation decision making is informed by past, present and future climate information, enabling plans and action for climate resilient livelihoods and disaster risk reduction.

4 Innovation - climate science and local knowledge (2) A multi-stakeholder platform enables sharing, understanding, interpreting and communicating climate information, by proving space for dialogue on local adaptation issues and options. Synergy among stakeholders is essential to respond to the challenges of unknown futures.

5 Innovation - climate science and local knowledge (3) Combining local and scientific knowledge systems is important for making climate information relevant locally and for empowering communities.

6 Innovation - climate science and local knowledge (4) Local adaptive capacity is enhanced by including communication and use of climate information in adaptation planning processes, enabling communities to live with the uncertainty and risks that climate change presents.

7 Participatory Scenario Planning - climate communications (1) Involve all relevant stakeholders, recognizing their roles and utilizing their specific knowledge and capacity to enable participatory process and coordinate outcomes

8 Participatory Scenario Planning - climate communications (2) Recognize, respect and build on both local and science climate knowledge. Encourage open discussion, dialogue, feedback among stakeholders.

9 Participatory Scenario Planning - climate communications (3) Use a range of participatory methods to ensure discussion is open and useful to all. Pay attention to language used to ensure everyone understands and can contribute.

10 Participatory Scenario Planning - climate communications (3) Communications should be inclusive, reaching all genders and groups - livelihood groups, land users, vulnerable groups - within the community.

11 Participatory Scenario Planning - climate communications (4) Conduct timely PSPs - as soon as possible after the seasonal forecast is available. Conduct timely communications of advisories to empower communities, local governments and other adaptation practitioners to take appropriate actions.

12 Participatory Scenario Planning - climate communications (5) Encourage participants to take their own decisions and actions as well as to support others and seek necessary support. Be ready with ideas on where support could be found.

13 Climate information includes observations, data and analysis (past time period) as well as forecasts (future time period) of the average characteristics of weather in a particular area. is generated through people s own observations, by government meteorological services, large farming operators, agricultural research stations, schools/colleges. should be available at the time when it is needed, in a language and format which enables it to be easily understood.

14 Climate knowledge is gained when climate information is accessed from a range of sources, when it is contextualized, analyzed, translated for practical use and applied in different situations.

15 Participatory Scenario Planning Thank you! For more information see: Decision-making for climate resilient livelihoods and risk reduction: Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP)