A GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE:

A Learning Manual for Cambodian Organisations and Institutions

A G

uide to Clim

ate Change R

esponse:A

Learning Manual for C

ambodian O

rganisations and Institutions

This learning manual is a joint effort of a working group composed of JCCI (Forum Syd DCA/CA, and Cord), Plan International Camdodia, World Vision Cambodia,

Caritas Cambodia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment’s Climate Change Department.

Funded by Sida

The views and opinions expressed in the manual do not necessarily reflect the views of Sida

The Joint Climate Change Initiative is a collaborative effort between Forum Syd, DCA/CA and Cord. The JCCI works to enhance the capacity of its 22 Cambodian NGO partners and the communities in which they work in order to reduce their vulnerability to climate change.

A Guide to Climate Change Response: A Learning Manual for Cambodian Organisations and InstitutionsPhnom Penh, 2012

For further information about the JCCI and to obtain a copy of the manual, please contact:

Forum Syd #91 Street 95Phnom Penh (+855) 23 221 147info.kh@forumsyd.org

Review Team:

Ms. BUN Peuv Chenda

Ms. KHLOK Vicheth Ratha

Mr. SIM Sambath

Mr. NOP Polin

Ms. HOURN Ratana

Mr. CHHEM Vutha

Ms. Ronilda CO

Mr. Tucker MCCRAVY

Mr. Johannes NILSSON

Ms. Kristen RASMUSSEN

Ms. SENG Sothira

Editors in English:Ms. Kristen RASMUSSENMs. Ann BISHOPMr. Andrew E.L. MCNAUGHTONMr. Michael WILD

Editor in Khmer:Mr. MAM Kosal

Translation:NATI Khmer

Designer:Graphic Roots

Illustrations:Our Books

Funding support for this manual publishing was provided by CARITAS, World Vision Cambodia, the Joint Climate Change Initiative (JCCI) funded by SIDA, and Plan International in Cambodia. The Ministry of Environment collaborated and provided technical support in producing the manual.

For the field tests, we would like to thank the following individuals for their support in conducting the test and providing feedback on the manual in particular in Part 2: Mr. Nuon Piseth, Mr. Chem Vutha, Ms. Thoeun Lakhena, Mr. Khon Rithy, Ms. Yin Sokha, and Mr. Uch Samneang. We are thankful to the Forestry Administration Siem Reap, and to community members in Tbeng Lech village, Banteay Srey district, Siem Reap province.

We would also like to acknowledge JCCI management - Ms. Katja Levin, Ms. Åsa Thomasson, Mr. Dennis McMahon - for their support in enabling this manual development project to become a reality.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRO

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NINTRODUCTION TO THE MANUAL

This manual is intended to be used by NGO and government staff to enable them to provide training to their counterparts in climate change causes, effects, and response measures. It comprised of five parts, each of which has a different objective.

It is assumed that not all users of this manual have considerable experience facilitating training; as such the first section of the manual provides tips on how to facilitate effectively, and what steps to consider when organising a training session.

It is strongly recommended that a training needs assessment be conducted prior to the training to measure the level of knowledge and experiences of different participants.

HOW TO USE THE MANUAL

The first part of the manual is intended to raise awareness and build a general understanding of climate change causes, impacts and responses. The Part 1 also serves as a reference document or a bridge for facilitating the tools or sessions in Part 2 and Part 3 of the manual. Part 2 provides tools for facilitating the participatory planning process to integrate and address climate change at the community level. Tools should be used to collect information from community members to develop an integrated plan for climate change response. Part 3 supports the NGO or government staff to assess their capacity to respond to climate change by supporting the implementation of climate change projects at both organisational and project levels. Part 4 includes a glossary of terms and acronyms used in the manual, while the Part 5 serves as facilitation guide specifically for Part 1. Part 6 is a supplementary facilitation guide for the entire manual that contains helpful hints and information about training tools that the facilitator may wish to use when planning for or facilitating the training on climate change.

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PART 1UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE

CHANGE

PART 2 PARTICIPATORY TOOLS

FOR ADAPTATION PLANNING

PART 3 ASSESSING

ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY TO ADDRESS

CLIMATE CHANGE

PART 4 GLOSSARY AND

ACRONYMS

PART 5 FACILITATOR’S GUIDE FOR

PART 1

CONTENTS