Application of participatory action research to climate change adaptation in Africa : a reference guide

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2012

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Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, ID

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The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program works to establish a self-sustained African body of expertise on adaptation defined by African communities, decision-makers, and institutions. This Reference Guide presents a “best bet” approach to the application of participatory action research (PAR) in addressing adaptation challenges. Diverse PAR tools and processes are portrayed in detail, including basics used throughout the PAR process (facilitation, process documentation), preparatory steps in building teams and engaging stakeholders, ways of understanding the problem or opportunity and conceptualizing change, planning, managing of change, and the role of empirical research as inputs to decision making.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Application de la recherche-action participative à l'adaptation aux changements climatiques en Afrique : manuel de référence

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PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, POVERTY, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, BEST PRACTICES, CAPACITY BUILDING

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/48890

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods / Agriculture et moyens de subsistance en milieu rurale
Capacity Building / Renforcement des capacités
Knowledge Sharing / Partage de connaissances
Research Results (CCAA) / Résultats de recherches (ACCA)