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version of the inception report seeks to address those comments as well as fleshing out the sections on best practices which were not included in the overview. 3.4.3 Development of the Model Community-based Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Programme As noted in the terms of reference, and confirmed by subsequent discussions with CDEMA, it is envisaged that the full MCCCDRR Programme will be broader than just the components being developed under this consultancy and will therefore take the form of a framework outlining all the key elements necessary for a comprehensive and holistic community-based programme, including referencing of other materials besides those being produced under this sub-project. The target audience for the MCCCDRR Programme is all agencies in the region involved in disaster risk management, but with a special focus on those who are supporting and implementing community-based approaches. 3.4.3.1 Development of the MCCCDRR Programme The development of the Programme will also be participatory and incremental, including the following steps: a) development by 9 August 2010 of an annotated outline of the Programme framework (see Appendix 4) for review by CDEMA and CSSSC; b) finalisation of the Programme framework within two weeks of receipt of final comments from CDEMA and the CSSSC; c) suggestions for further amendments to the Programme in the final report, based on the piloting of the Module and Handbooks. 3.4.3.2 Components of the MCCCDRR Programme The Programme is described in detail in the annotated outline in Appendix 4, with the list below providing a brief summary of the main components. a) Conduct of a vulnerability and capacity assessment b) Capacity building of community members in disaster risk reduction and preparedness c) Capacity building of community members in disaster response and recovery d) Capacity building of community members in public education and awareness and lobbying and advocacy, e) Development of community-based public education and awareness campaigns f) Capacity building of lead community-based organisations in core aspects of good governance and effective organisational management g) Capacity building of CDEMA’s sub-regional units (addressed in the consultancy “Capacity Building of the CDEMA Sub-Regional Disaster Emergency Response Operational Units”). h) Development of a cadre of community climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction facilitators i) A Model Community–based Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Plan j) Networking of Caribbean communities involved in implementing the MCCCDRR Programme k) A mechanism for providing communities with the latest scientific information l) A mechanism for evaluating the results of the implementation of the MCCCDRR Programme over the long-term m) Establishing monitoring systems and early warning systems for extreme events 8
Although the Programme is being described as ‘model’ it should be noted, and will be emphasised in all the materials, that the approach that is taken to implementing the Programme in a community must be tailored to the governance systems and specific circumstances of that community and to the capacity of the persons taking part at any given stage. Similarly, although CDEMA has requested that the Programme “should allow for any person doing community-based climate change disaster management in the Caribbean to follow it”, it should be noted that effective implementation of the Programme will require certain skills and expertise (e.g. community animation, community mobilisation, facilitation of workshops and participatory processes), so the materials such as the Trainer’s Handbook and Training of Trainers workshop assume some prior experience of this kind. Moreover, since only a few of the elements of the Programme are being specifically designed under this sub-project, CANARI cannot guarantee the user-friendliness of all the other reference materials to which the Programme will point. For example, as noted in Appendix 2, the majority of materials contain both good practices and some disadvantages in terms of their appropriateness for delivery in a community. 3.4.4. Development of the Climate Change Adaptation Module 3.4.4.1 Overview and building on best practices The Climate Change Adaptation Module is intended to form part of CDEMA’s revised version of its Community Disaster Preparedness Training Manual and also to complement the IFRC’s series of handbooks on conducting community vulnerability and capacity assessments. It will also draw on other relevant best practices, as identified in Section 3.2. Since no guidelines currently exist for the structure of the revised version of CDEMA’s manual, the Module will be designed and presented in the format that CANARI deems most appropriate for community audiences and useful for the trainers who will be expected to facilitate it. The Module will be designed to be delivered as a two-day workshop, with suggestions for additional activities that could be included in a longer workshop. (These additional activities will therefore also form part of the MCCCDRR Programme.) In addition to building on the best practices identified in Section 3.2.2 above, the Module will draw on CANARI’s recent experience of developing toolkits designed to build the capacity of communities to respond to climate change (Addressing Climate Change in the Caribbean; A toolkit for Communities and Communicating Climate Change; A Toolbox for Local Organisations in the Caribbean), including the experience of facilitating workshops with community representatives in Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. These products have been well received by community-based organisations and those who support them, with particular praise for the simplicity of language in explaining complex subjects and the wide use of regional examples. The CDEMA CCA Module and accompanying Handbooks will include many of the same features, including: a) use of scientifically sound fundamental concepts, derived from scientific/research institutions, including University of the West Indies and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre. b) use of a wide range of interactive tools and methods, to appeal to different learning styles; c) building on participants’ existing skills and knowledge; d) simple language; e) use of clear, easily reproducible illustrations; f) use of relevant examples, both of impacts and responses, drawn as far as possible from the region; g) inclusion of the opportunities presented by climate change as well as the challenges; h) provision of templates and checklists, where appropriate; and i) lists of other relevant resources that participants can access. 3.4.4.2 Target audience The Module is designed primarily for use by community facilitators and animators who are working with community groups to develop and implement disaster risk reduction plans. It can also be used as a complement to a community development planning process to ensure that the plans are climate proofed. The 9
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