From the ground up - How communities can collaborate to drive local adaptation and influence the national agenda

The document advocates for multi-level governance in the Caribbean, moving away from 'top-down' adaptation. It highlights that effective climate resilience requires coordinating local networks, conducting community-based vulnerability and adaptive capacity assessments, and linking these local actions to regional and national decision-making processes.

• Caribbean decision-makers are shifting away from 'top-down' adaptation strategies, recognizing that multi-level governance systems are the best practice for delivering local adaptation, particularly for communities dependent on climate-vulnerable sectors like tourism or fishing.
• Effective local adaptation requires a combination of four interconnected approaches: fostering collaborative networks of local actors, performing community-based vulnerability assessments, assessing local adaptive capacity, and integrating local actions with national and regional decision-making.
• Community-based approaches serve a dual purpose: they provide critical insights for building climate resilience and stimulate local dialogue to increase awareness and understanding of climate change.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). From the ground up - How communities can collaborate to drive local adaptation and influence the national agenda. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-ground-communities-can-collaborate-drive-local-adaptation-influence-national-agenda

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. From the ground up - How communities can collaborate to drive local adaptation and influence the national agenda. 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-ground-communities-can-collaborate-drive-local-adaptation-influence-national-agenda.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017from, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{From the ground up - How communities can collaborate to drive local adaptation and influence the national agenda}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-ground-communities-can-collaborate-drive-local-adaptation-influence-national-agenda}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }