Continuous Professional Development for Adaptation

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Continuous Professional Development for Adaptation
An overview of the APF strategy for professional
development

• Bill Dougherty
• Stockholm Environment Institute Boston Center
• Manila April 2004

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Background

• APF Phase I (2001-2004)
• Robust framework to apply in adaptation
  assessment
• Strategy for strengthening capacity to
  effectively use the framework
• APF Phase II (2004-2006)
• Focussed on providing support/new resources for
  implementation of APF
• Near-term need for strategy to foster continuous
  professional development, learning networks, etc.

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Approach

• APF Phase II will focus on supporting
  Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for
  adaptation policy development and implementation.

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CPD vs. Training

• Client
• Customized material for distinct professional
  groups
• Locally-owned outcomes
• Longer duration/time horizon
• Stronger feedback/ evaluation mechanisms

• Trainee
• Delivery of more uniform package
• Globally similar outputs
• Shorter duration/time horizon
• Weaker feedback/ evaluation mechanisms

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Premises of CPD Strategy

• Comprehensive offerings
• Customization of CPD packages
• Responsive feedback mechanism
• Non-static, evolving components
• Emphasis on sharing learning resources (not
  uni-directional training)
• Locally-owned outcomes

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Thematic focus
Livelihood risk
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Objectives of CPD Strategy

• Build awareness of adaptation and the APF
• Develop local adaptation leadership
• Enhance technical adaptation know-how
• Establish framework for sustained technical
  support
• Link adaptation to key development efforts, broad
  sustainability goals and MEAs
• Increase local relevance of analyses
• Contribute to SNCs

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Core elements

• CPD needs assessment
• CPD tools and materials
• CPD workshops
• On-going support to professional core
• Virtual resource center for adaptation

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Initial Audience

• Climate change professionals
• Development policy makers
• Sectoral/Environmental managers
• Change agents

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Stages of Implementation

• Stage 1 Near-term CPD activities
• Stage 2 Mid-term CPD activities
• Stage 3 Longer-term CPD activities

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Stage I - Overview

• Objectives
• Types of activities delivery of CPD packages
• Types of material modular workshop material
• Coordination and Implementation 5-day regional
  CPD workshops
• Geographic focus available to all non-Annex 1,
  organized around regional challenges/
  characteristics
• Beneficiaries climate focal points, NGO reps,
  policy makers
• Time period first 12 months
• Expected outcome

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Stage 2 - Overview

• Objectives
• Types of activities
• Types of material
• Coordination and Implementation
• Geographic focus
• Beneficiaries
• Time period
• Expected outcome

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Stage 3 - Overview

• Objectives
• Types of activities
• Types of material
• Coordination and Implementation
• Geographic focus
• Beneficiaries
• Time period
• Expected outcome

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Stage I - Elements

• Potential focus of 3- to 5-day CPD workshop
• APF approach
• APF pathways and entry points
• Tools and methods
• Implementation and mainstreaming
• Take-home skills

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Stage I - Format

• Organization
• Overall style
• Exercises
• Formal/informal participant input
• Discussions
• Participation-building exercises
• Modalities
• Formal presentations
• Panel discussion
• Working group exercises
• Working group presentations

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Stage I - Personnel

• National/regional coordinator
• Regional resource person
• International resource person
• National/regional contributors

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Stage I - Design