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Facilitating climate-smart adaptation through the use of Participatory three- dimensional mapping Neila Bobb-Prescott BSc. BSc.MSc.

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Facilitating climate-smart

adaptation through the use

of Participatory three-

dimensional mapping Neila Bobb-Prescott BSc. BSc.MSc.

Content

What is participatory three-dimensional modelling (P3DM)?

Brief review of its evolution in the Caribbean region

Case study: P3DM supports the implementation of Ecosystem-based

Adaptation in Telescope, Grenada

Impact of hurricane Ivan

The building of the model

The results

Benefits of P3DM to action on climate change in the region

Points to consider

What is participatory three-dimensional

modelling (P3DM)?

P3DM consists of a community-based mapping method which

integrates local spatial knowledge with data on land elevations

and sea depth to produce stand-alone, scaled and geo-

referenced relief models.

Its core objective is to add value to traditional knowledge and

facilitate grassroots influence in policy-making.

Once the model is completed, a geo-referenced grid is

applied on the model to facilitate data extraction and/or

import, digitisation and plotting.

The possibility of exporting to and importing data from GIS

provides a bridge between technical and community-

generated knowledge

Brief review of its evolution in the Caribbean

region

Four models previous to 2012: Guyana and Haiti

2012 CTA intervention: The model of the entire island of

Tobago

8 other models built in the region since 2012 (5 direct

beneficiaries of the CTA 2012 intervention)

6 models were built to advise on action for climate change

The island of Tobago

To make local and traditional knowledge and values more

recognized and more authoritative in decision making about

climate change adaptation in the Caribbean region

Union Island, SVGTo document, share, and combine traditional and other forms of

knowledge to identify the risks from climate change and extreme

climate events and to recommend the adaptation policies and

actions required.

Telescope, Grenada

To document, share, and combine traditional and other forms of

knowledge to identify the risks from climate change and extreme

climate events and to recommend the adaptation policies and

actions required.

Roxborough, Tobago

Using P3DM, to support the development of climate change

strategies and policies

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Using P3DM to facilitate discussion on planning for storm

surges using 25, 50 and 100 yr projections

Soufriere-Scott’s Head, Gallion area,

Dominica

Spatial planning to improve resilience to climate change and

extreme events in the Soufriere-Scott’s Head, Gallion area in

Dominica

Case study: P3DM supports the implementation

of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Telescope,

Grenada

Impact of hurricane Ivan

The Building of the model

Partners:

The Grenada Fund for Conservation Inc. (GFC)

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural

Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)

approximately 400 persons from the communities and

key decision makers.

The model was used to identify risk from climate change

and extreme climate events and to make

recommendations to deal with the risk

The model’s construction built on the efforts of TNC’s At

the Water’s Edge (AWE) climate change resilience

initiative

Executive Director of GFC, Tyrone Buckmire, said that the

model “helped crystallize what needed to be done”

Results

GFC, with the assistance of TNC, have sourced nearly

USD 200,000 to fund restoration of the entire coastline in

the Grenville area but USD 300,000,000 is still needed

Reef and mangrove restoration

Contributions to improving regional capacity in the

practice of P3DM

Benefits of P3DM to action on climate change

in the region

Allows local communities to participate in decision-making

Helps to identify on-the-ground action as well and priority

policies

Brings relevant knowledge – both traditional and indigenous –

into consideration when decisions are being made on climate

change

Increases the capacity of community groups (e.g. increased

knowledge about climate change impacts and adaptation,

event management, access to financial resources and

training with external entities)

Builds buy-in for plans for action on climate change

Facilitates coordination and collaboration among sectors

Keys points to consider

The practice should be facilitated by an entity with ia strong

capacity for event management, member of a network of

partners that are able to contribute to effective analysis and

planning on climate change

The practice to be most effective must build on a process of

participatory needs analysis.

The practice needs more effort exerted:

in communication (so more can know about the benefits of its

use);

in documentation ( so lessons learned and experiences are

recorded); and

in data extraction ( so the data is portable and available to

stakeholders external to the site).

Thank you….

Participation sponsored by the CTA