MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
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Task 4. Capacity assessment
• Which assets are safe or can be quickly recovered
after a hazard? What technologies have been
used to make them better able to cope?
• What are the livelihood characteristics that make
some people more resilient than others?
• What institutions and policies contribute to
livelihood sustainability?
• How will people cope with uncertainty? Will they
be able to experiment and adapt?
• Will they be able to get relevant information and
guidance such as updated weather forecasts?
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Prioritisation of risk reduction
strategies
• Rank areas of asset risk according to priority
• Identify priority areas for action to address
identified risks.
• Encourage flexibility and the ability to adapt
to changing situations
• Communities need to deal with immediate
identified needs as well as future uncertainty.
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Capacity analysis table
Financial assets
Natural assets
Physical assets
Human assets
Social assets
Secure Assets
Which assets are protected or
able to recover rapidly?
Livelihood conditions /
characteristics
What characteristics of peoples
livelihoods make those assets
resilient?
Policies & institutions (local,
regional, national)
Which policies or institutions
contribute to reduced
vulnerability? How?
A Training Manual on Use of Climate Information and Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment for
Agricultural Extension Staff in Zimbabwe
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