MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
PLENARY: Discuss hazards that participants have experienced both at first hand
and in their “communities”.
Initiate a general discussion of observed changing weather patterns that
participants know of
Through brainstorming with focus group or in semi-structured interviews with key
informants and other stakeholders the facilitator should elicit a list of the major
hazards faced by the community. Remind the participants that hazards can be
any of the following:
a) Rapid onset or sudden
b) Slow onset / trends
c) Seasonal
Write down all the hazards. Sometimes a community will only be concerned with
the most recent hazard, particularly a sudden hazard, as it has left a strong
impression on them. However, there are other longer term trends that are
equally, if not more significant – such as climate change.
Discuss each hazard in turn based around the questions in the following format:
A Training Manual on Use of Climate Information and Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment for
Agricultural Extension Staff in Zimbabwe
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