Ecosystem Based Adaptation What is it for? Who is it for?
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Ecosystem Based AdaptationWhat is it for?Who is it for?
Edmund BarrowIUCN
EbAWhat for
• Adaptation• Ecosystem based
approaches• Making case to reduce
CC• Co-Benefits
Who for• Global level (CCC etc.)• Regions & Nations• But key – people who
bear the costs of climate change – rural
But rural people seen as recipient, not owners of such change!
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
How can “We” learn
How• Normal M&E (extractive)• Assessments (good for
others, & for action)• Studies (extractive) &
research
Who should learn• Focus on national,
organizations, international, research – which is all very good & important, but
• What about sub-national (districts)?, &
• What about rural people?
But how do we empower rural peoples to learn, & articulate that learning so of use to them & for others
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
IUCN EbA Learning Framework
• About to start to be used Union wide• Focus on “project cycle” & “Theory of change”• Can be applied at multiple scales – with emphasis on
usability at the local level (& scaleable upwards)• Uses questions as main means• Simplicity & ease of use
Very Briefly IUCN EbA Learning Framework is:-
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
International Union for the Conservation of nature
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
How to use EbA Learning Framework – role of Action Learning (research)
Action Learning: Process in which a group of people with a shared issue of concern:Collaboratively, systematically & deliberately
plan, implement & evaluate actions; combines action & investigation; Investigation informs action; & People learn from critical reflection on actionWill use the EbA learning questions as entry
points
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Analyzecurrentsituation
Plan
Plan
Implement & Observe
Reflect
Reflect
Implement & Observe
AL Cycle 1
AL Cycle 2
AL Cycle 3 etc.
Action Learning - Cyclical - Analysis, Plan, Implement, Observe, Reflect –
then Analysis, Plan etc.
You Can Have Action Learning (AL) teams for different levels & themes
District & landscape AL
Team
Community 1 AL Team
Community 2 AL Team
National level AL Team Theme AL global
Team Tenure
Theme AL District Team Tenure
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Action Learning + EbA Learning Framework promotes learning & empowerment
• Structured simple process• Ownership at (in particular) local level (women, men,
indigenous, youth etc), but also can be higher level (e.g. district)
• Creates lessons & stories that can be scaled upwards (other projects, other countries – inform & influence)
• Basis for case studies, more detailed research• Basis for comparison & making larger case• Moving from extracting knowledge to empowering to learn &
own.• EbA must matter to & be owned by rural people!