Addressing Climate Change in the Caribbean: A Toolkit ... - CANARI

Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
List of Boxes
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
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Introduction 1
Why focus on climate change 1
About this toolkit 2
1 CLIMATE CHANGE BASICS 3
1.1 Understanding climate change 3
1.2 Responding to climate change 9
1.2.1 The international policy process 11
1.2.2 The Copenhagen climate talks: What is at stake 12
1.2.3 Civil society organisations and the climate change response 14
2 WHAT COMMUNITIES CAN DO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE 15
2.1 Understanding and reducing your community’s risk and vulnerability 16
2.1.1 Community audit 17
2.1.2 Community action plan 18
2.2 Public awareness and education 20
2.2.1 Steps in communicating about climate change 20
2.2.2 Tools 25
2.2.3 Working with the media 26
2.3 Engagement and networking 28
2.3.1 Knowledge networks 28
2.3.2 Coalition building and developing collective responses 29
2.4 Lobbying and advocacy 31
2.4.1 The need for climate change advocacy 32
2.4.2 Whom should climate change advocacy target 35
2.4.3 Tools for advocacy 36
2.4.4 The advocacy process 36
2.4.5 Formulating advocacy messages 38
2.4.6 Alliance building 38
2.5 Practical actions that individuals and households can take to reduce their
impact on the climate system 40
2.5.1 Reduce your personal vulnerability 40
2.5.2 Reduce your energy use 41
2.5.3 Practice good environmental habits 41
2.5.4 Lessen your impact on the environment: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle 43
Climate Change Community Toolkit/Christian Aid (Caribbean)
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