Communication for Development for Natural Resources Management and Climate Change Adaptation

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Building capacity in Communication and ICT
applications for CBA
Simone Sala Federica Matteoli Research
and Extension Division Natural Resources
Department Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations
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The role of Information and Communication
Technologies in Climate Change Adaptation

• Focus on role of ICT in climate change adaptation
  (CCA) and community-based adaptation (CBA), from
  a ComDev perspective to catalyse local action
• Addressing the information glocal divide
• Clustering of main experiences and approaches

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ICT in CCAFunctions and applications
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The role of ICT in CCAMain applications

• Observation data collection at global, national
  and local level
• Analysis data and capacity sharing, as well as
  development of climate impact outlook
• Planning support to decision making for
  designing climate change adaptation initiatives
• Implementation and management translation of
  adaptation strategies into action through natural
  resources management, information dissemination,
  monitoring evaluation and networking
• Capacity building training and formal education
• Networking awareness raising and advocacy

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ICT in Climate Change AdaptationMain elements
and process
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Towards a ComDev approachfor ICT application in
CBA