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Communicating Climate Change to Local Communities

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

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  1. Communicating Climate Change to Local Communities Etuati Ropeti

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Characteristics of different media

  7. Using Technology (email, websites, social networking)

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Some tips for communicating CC • Build on from existing CBFM, CEAFM, CBRM initiatives and processes

  13. Moving forward • Communication plan • Culture/Traditional protocols and knowledge • One Team Approach • Government of Fiji Concept of “One Centre, One Product • Resource sharing/Implementation

  14. Vinaka

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