C-CAP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT METHODOLOGY
Overview
1. Training design and implementation outline for Participatory Risk Mapping in C-CAP partner
communities
2. Introduction to C-CAP program to community participants
3. Goals of the C-CAP program
4. Risk brainstorming session
5. Important infrastructure identification
6. Group infrastructure mapping exercise
7. Identification of infrastructure vulnerability
8. Geo-referencing and photo documentation of vulnerable infrastructure
USAID/PACIFIC ISLANDS C-CAP
TRAINING SESSION DESIGN
Session Title:
Session 1: Climate Risk Identification
Duration:
1.5 hour
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will demonstrate their understanding of / ability to:
 C-CAP, and the order of services and activities that will be provided by developing a short script for sharing
background with the community, completed through the evaluation exercise of the session.
 Current and projected climate change impacts, through a group activity and review discussion.
 Collaboratively prioritize the five greatest climate change risks the community faces, through the
“application” exercise.
Implementation Outline:
Session Segments and Material Used:
1. Motivation (20-min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 C-CAP Project Background / Risk
Mapping Overview PowerPoint
 Newsprint—List three goals for the
day:
o Identify Climate Risks to the
Community
o Complete Maps of Social,
Economic and Water
Infrastructure (hand-drawn
and GIS)
o Link Climate Risks to
Infrastructure
 Sign-up sheet
Activities and Instructional Sequence:
 Pass around sign-up sheet.
 Opening prayer.
 Brief introduction to facilitators, name of project, and basics that
we will support climate change adaptation in 90 communities
across 12 Pacific Island countries.
 Referring to PowerPoint, provide overview of how C-CAP will work
with communities (3 phases: Risk Mapping and Infrastructure; DRR;
Land Use Planning – outlining activities).
 Explain that C-CAP climate adaptation is a process (identify risks;
determine how risks impact social, economic, water infrastructure;
identify adaptation options; prioritize options; implement).
o Referring to PowerPoint, explain that today, we will identify
climate risks; map infrastructure; highlight infrastructure
that will be impacted by climate risks.
o Write three goals on newsprint.
 First—we must identify the climate change risks.
2. Presentation/Demonstration
(10-min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 PowerPoint
 Blank Newsprint to List community
feedback on Climate Impacts
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3. Practice (guided) (10 minutes)
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Refer to PowerPoint to ask community the question—What is
climate change?
Note that climate change has many levels.
o For instance, first, the precipitation patterns change.
o Next, different patterns can cause it to rain less; but more
intensly when it rains.
o Then, in a community, less frequent, more intense rain
causes droughts in dry periods and flooding when does
rain.
Referring to PowerPoint, facilitate breakdown of:
o How is the Climate Changing: Global Warming;
Precipitation Pattern Changes (less frequent / more
intense); cyclone (frequency/intensity).
o What are the Impacts/Effects of these Changes—Global?
Ask groups what warming, precipitation pattern changes,
and cyclone changes cause in Tonga. Flush out:
 Global Warming: Sea level rise (avg., king tides, sea
swells); hotter oceans; hotter air temperature…
 Precipitation: flooding, drought…
 Disasters: flooding, high intensity wind…
Note that next, in groups, we must answer the question:
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Materials and Handouts:
PowerPoint
Newsprint (blank)
Markers
4. Application Exercise (45-min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 PowerPoint
 Newsprint (blank)
 Markers
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What are the impacts in this community of climate changes?
Do example as a group.
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Flash PowerPoint slide.
Break into small groups (men, women, youth, eldery/disabled).
o Assign topics: Global Warming, Precipitation, Disasters.
Ask groups to list out each climate change impact, and create a list
of the five greatest risks to the community.
o C-CAP team roams room to assist communities to complete
risk identification.
Subgroups report out, with C-CAP recording the climate risks /
overlap between groups.
o If there is not consensus on the top five, work with group to
identify risks with the most common ground.
Post Risks Newsprints Prominently in Hall.
o We will refer to these in later sessions.
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5. Testing & Evaluation (5-min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 Newsprint (blank)
 Markers
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Note that community members may be curious about the new CCAP program.
Through discussion, ask community to develop five points to share
about C-CAP (writing points on newsprint).
o Flush out the sequence/activities; addressing climate risks.
Thank group.
Notes and Appendices:
USAID/PACIFIC ISLANDS C-CAP
TRAINING SESSION DESIGN
Session Title:
Session 2: Mapping Vulnerable Infrastructure
Duration:
1.5 hours
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will demonstrate their understanding of / ability to:
 Identify built/natural infrastructure resources across the following categories Social Infrastructure (clinics,
schools, municipal buildings, and community centers); Economic Infrastructure (built/natural resources
that support tourism, forests, agriculture, fisheries, ports, and commerce); and Water and Coastal
Infrastructure (water and sanitation systems, drainage systems, mangroves, erosion control sites) through
focus group discussion and reporting.
 Draw simple community maps that plot out the five most important built / natural infrastructure in the
following categories: Social Infrastructure, Economic Infrastructure, Water and Coastal Infrastructure.
 Identify, catalogue and map infrastructure vulnerable to climate change using handheld GIS technology.
Implementation Outline:
Session Segments and Material Used:
6. Motivation (15-min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 Newsprint and markers
Activities and Instructional Sequence:
 Before beginning second session, want to do an activity.
 Write “Risk” and “Vulnerability” on newsprint. Ask group to define
terms. Facilitate brief discussion.
 Ask group to discuss what happens when a risk happens to
something/someone that is vulnerable.
o Flush out with examples:
 Vulnerable—High School Drop-Out; Risk—
unemployed.
 Vulnerable—Only plant vanilla; no ufi; Risk—vanilla
dies, no food.
o Ask them to work with partners to do this exercise thinking
about vulnerability and risk in terms of climate change.
 Report out and facilitate discussion.
7. Presentation/Demonstration (10min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 PowerPoint Listing Built/Natural
Infrastructure
 Newsprint
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8. Application 1 – Mapping
Vulnerable Infrastructure (30min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 PowerPoint
 Blank newsprint and markers
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Note to group that in the last session we identified risks.
o Our next step is to identify important built / natural
community infrastructure.
o Finally, we will work together to connect the climate
change risks to the infrastructure to determine which
infrastructure is vulnerable.
Explain that the first step is to identify what is built / natural
infrastructure.
Reference PowerPoint where we list Built/Natural Infrastructure
Categories – and explain that we have funding for adaptation
projects in these categories.
o We want to support adaptation b/c social, economic and
water infrastructure specifically because they are most
important to community.
Through discussion, facilitate identification of 1-2 examples of built
and natural infrastructure in each category.
o List on newsprint.
Split back into three groups and assign each group a type of
infrastructure (Social, Economic, Water/Coastal).
Ask groups to plot all built and natural infrastructure in each
category in a simple community map. List out infrastructure plots
on separate newsprint.
Draw example map on newsprint and ask community to use the
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9. Application 2 – Identifying
Infrastructure Vulnerability (30min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 Risk Maps
 Blank Newsprint, Markers
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10. Testing & Evaluation (5-min.)
Materials and Handouts:
 Newsprint and Markers to list other
development programs.
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Notes and Appendices:
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same points of reference.
Note that when finished, one person from group should present.
Refer to PowerPoint and show example community maps.
C-CAP visits groups to help facilitate.
Subgroups report out.
Larger group affirms/strikes examples, and adds infrastructure that
was overlooked.
As subgroups report out on the infrastructure, C-CAP / subgroups
facilitate discussion and on newsprint, list each infrastructure point
and the climate risks it is vulnerable to.
Groups nominate guides to visit / geo-reference / photograph
infrastructure.
DAI discusses next steps for further community engagement.
Before closing session, DAI asks communities to list other programs
being implemented in their community (to determine future
collaboration opportunities).
Fakamalo.
Lotu faka’osi.