communities_low_res_print_updated280417-c602ffd90048075e.pdf

This fact sheet outlines approaches for enhancing local community resilience to climate change, focusing on vulnerability assessments, adaptive capacity, and the importance of multi-scale collaborative networks, with specific examples from the Caribbean.

• Community Based Vulnerability Assessments (CBVAs) use semi-structured interviews and participatory workshops to identify climate hazards and the reasons why certain communities are more susceptible. These qualitative methods complement data-driven vulnerability assessments and inform climate adaptation decision-making.
• In the Soufriére region of Saint Lucia, an application of the LAC framework indicated that while natural resources provided some resilience, this was offset by a lack of social and financial resources. Specific vulnerabilities include a 23.8% unemployment rate in 2012, a poverty rate where 42.9% of residents live on less than $5/day, and an over-reliance on tourism.
• Local networks are most effective for building resilience and influencing national policy when they include diverse organisations, strong links of trust and cooperation, and connections to regional and national level entities.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (n.d.). communities_low_res_print_updated280417-c602ffd90048075e.pdf. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/communities_low_res_print_updated280417.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. communities_low_res_print_updated280417-c602ffd90048075e.pdf. n.d. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/communities_low_res_print_updated280417.pdf.

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BibTeX

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