Is the option community or national/regional scale?
The next question to consider is whether the option
being is being implemented at a community or
national/regional scale.
Adaptation activities are often focused at the local
level where impacts will be experienced and supported
by an 'enabling environment' made up of institutions,
access to information, funding and peer networks.
Over the last few years there has been a very welcome
focus on community based adaptation processes and a
wealth of material has become available giving
examples from practice and useful learning for others
wanting to initiate similar activities. Participatory,
community based tools are used to assess of existing
livelihood patterns, including an understanding of
vulnerable systems and groups. They tend to be multisectoral
and sustainable and, if done effectively the
outputs of the assessment will be owned and
understood by the households and individuals affected.
There is a usually a focus on identifying and
implementing action aimed at improving capacity to
resist and recover from the impacts of climate change.
