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Communicating Climate Change to Local Communities. Etuati Ropeti. Why?????. Raise awareness of CC implications that assist with the decision making in building resilience Community play a vital role in implementing adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies Influence national policies
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Communicating Climate Change to Local Communities Etuati Ropeti
Why????? • Raise awareness of CC implications that assist with the decision making in building resilience • Community play a vital role in implementing adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies • Influence national policies • Traditional knowledge to be integrated into scientific research for effective adaptation strategies • Support for local adaptation activities
Tools and techniques for communicating CC • Planning • Target audiences • How the message is delivered • Short-term • Long-term • Costs • Coverage • Workshops • Village level • School/teachers program • Church/youth programs • Village mayors meetings • Women representatives meetings
Tools and techniques for communicating CC • Videos • Marine environment awareness programs • Languages • Context • Practical alternatives • Simple information • Research results • Information sheets • Variety of topics • Understanding of the marine environment eg. healthy marine environment and well managed fishery stands better chances of survival under a changing environment
Tools and techniques for communicating CC • Printed materials • Articles • Advertisements/news papers • Media releases • Newsworthy • Photographs • Poster Competition • Poem competition • Open Days • School Quizzes • Talkback shows
Some tips for communicating CC • Understanding the issues and concepts before communicating to others • Better able to explain • Build on people’s knowledge base and experience • Plain language
Some tips for communicating CC • Clear, accurate and simple message with local examples • Impacts on livelihood • Food security • Safety at sea • Diseases • Building resilience through managing the marine ecosystem • Connect with current events
Some tips for communicating CC • Link CC with environmental and social issues • High dependence on fish products for protein • Low capacity to adapt to change due to comparatively small or weak economies • Social, cultural and traditional aspects limit people’s adaptive capacity i.e. caste, religion • Environmental changes affect people differently and through interactions with social factors
Some tips for communicating CC • Doable and realistic • Anticipate and respond to change • Minimize and recover from the consequences of change • Take advantage of new opportunities arising from change
Some tips for communicating CC • Build on from existing CBFM, CEAFM, CBRM initiatives and processes
Moving forward • Communication plan • Culture/Traditional protocols and knowledge • One Team Approach • Government of Fiji Concept of “One Centre, One Product • Resource sharing/Implementation