82
were females between the ages of 18 and 24.
Difficulties exist in engaging young men in education and training activities both in urban and
rural areas which need further research. The
leaders were trained through a series of six
community-based CCA workshops followed by
two national CCA workshops held in Kingstown
from 2015 to 2016.
The Capacity Building on CCA
at Community Level
A series of 1-day training workshops on CCA
was implemented in six communities across
SVG. A minimum of 25–30 participants represented their communities in each session. The
workshops explored topics such as the impact of
climate change on communities; the extent of the
impact on natural resources, housing and infrastructure, health and livelihoods; and the strategies implemented by the community to adapt to
climate change. The workshops also explored the
strategies local people and the government are
implementing to reduce the impact of climate
change on their communities. This took the form
of an open discussion among participants. A key
outcome of the workshops was a proposal from
participants for further work on the exploration
of the adaptation strategies implemented within
communities and the development of a
programme to further develop and roll out these
adaptation strategies across the island.
The National Capacity-Building
Training Workshops
The youth and community leaders were trained
through two national climate change workshops.
The workshop in Stubbs was a 2-day residential
workshop on CCA followed by a 1-day seminar
in Kingstown on funding CCA projects.
A group of six youth who participated in each
of the community CCA workshops was selected
to participate in the national training camp workshop on CCA in Stubbs. These youth were chosen to participate in the workshop based on their
(a) leadership capacity, (b) ability to mobilise
residents to participate in climate change and
other community activities and (c) knowledge of
climate change and its impact on communities.
An additional ten participants were selected from
JEMS and other community groups from the
south-east of mainland St. Vincent.
To raise the profile of the workshop, JEMS
mobilised support from the OECS Secretariat
and the Caribbean Community Climate Change
Centre (5Cs) to participate in the workshop.
Bentley Brown, Director of the Social
Development and Sustainable Development
Division, OECS Secretariat in St. Lucia, and
Ottis Joslyn, Science Officer, 5Cs, participated as
resource persons in the workshop. They were
supported by local resource persons from government, civil society and community-based organisations. Sixty youth leaders participated in the
training workshop. The primary outcome of the
workshop was the development of community
CCA plans for participants to implement when
they return to their various communities. The
National CCA Network for Civil Society
Organisation was established to provide support
to participants in their work to build the capacity
of their communities to adapt to climate change.
The second workshop was a national 1-day
workshop on funding climate change adaptation
projects at the community level and was held on
April 23, 2016. The workshop provided participants with knowledge on climate finance and
skills for preparing project proposal to access
financial resources (grants) from 5Cs and the
Caribbean Central Bank (CCB). The outcomes of
the workshop were (a) enhancing the knowledge
and skills on how to access funds to implement
CCA projects, (b) strengthening project writing
skills and management capacity of youth leaders
and (c) providing strategies for utilising social
media to promote CCA to a broad audience.
Strategies Used for Delivering
Capacity-Building Training
The methodological approach utilised in undertaking the capacity-building project was crucial
5 The Calm After the Storm: Island Perspective on the Application…
were females between the ages of 18 and 24.
Difficulties exist in engaging young men in education and training activities both in urban and
rural areas which need further research. The
leaders were trained through a series of six
community-based CCA workshops followed by
two national CCA workshops held in Kingstown
from 2015 to 2016.
The Capacity Building on CCA
at Community Level
A series of 1-day training workshops on CCA
was implemented in six communities across
SVG. A minimum of 25–30 participants represented their communities in each session. The
workshops explored topics such as the impact of
climate change on communities; the extent of the
impact on natural resources, housing and infrastructure, health and livelihoods; and the strategies implemented by the community to adapt to
climate change. The workshops also explored the
strategies local people and the government are
implementing to reduce the impact of climate
change on their communities. This took the form
of an open discussion among participants. A key
outcome of the workshops was a proposal from
participants for further work on the exploration
of the adaptation strategies implemented within
communities and the development of a
programme to further develop and roll out these
adaptation strategies across the island.
The National Capacity-Building
Training Workshops
The youth and community leaders were trained
through two national climate change workshops.
The workshop in Stubbs was a 2-day residential
workshop on CCA followed by a 1-day seminar
in Kingstown on funding CCA projects.
A group of six youth who participated in each
of the community CCA workshops was selected
to participate in the national training camp workshop on CCA in Stubbs. These youth were chosen to participate in the workshop based on their
(a) leadership capacity, (b) ability to mobilise
residents to participate in climate change and
other community activities and (c) knowledge of
climate change and its impact on communities.
An additional ten participants were selected from
JEMS and other community groups from the
south-east of mainland St. Vincent.
To raise the profile of the workshop, JEMS
mobilised support from the OECS Secretariat
and the Caribbean Community Climate Change
Centre (5Cs) to participate in the workshop.
Bentley Brown, Director of the Social
Development and Sustainable Development
Division, OECS Secretariat in St. Lucia, and
Ottis Joslyn, Science Officer, 5Cs, participated as
resource persons in the workshop. They were
supported by local resource persons from government, civil society and community-based organisations. Sixty youth leaders participated in the
training workshop. The primary outcome of the
workshop was the development of community
CCA plans for participants to implement when
they return to their various communities. The
National CCA Network for Civil Society
Organisation was established to provide support
to participants in their work to build the capacity
of their communities to adapt to climate change.
The second workshop was a national 1-day
workshop on funding climate change adaptation
projects at the community level and was held on
April 23, 2016. The workshop provided participants with knowledge on climate finance and
skills for preparing project proposal to access
financial resources (grants) from 5Cs and the
Caribbean Central Bank (CCB). The outcomes of
the workshop were (a) enhancing the knowledge
and skills on how to access funds to implement
CCA projects, (b) strengthening project writing
skills and management capacity of youth leaders
and (c) providing strategies for utilising social
media to promote CCA to a broad audience.
Strategies Used for Delivering
Capacity-Building Training
The methodological approach utilised in undertaking the capacity-building project was crucial
5 The Calm After the Storm: Island Perspective on the Application…