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a) the differences in gender vulnerabilities, capacities and responses;<br />
b) awareness and capacity building of community members, groups and institutions;<br />
c) coordination and collaboration between and amongst other stakeholders and actors,<br />
particularly local governance entities;<br />
d) hazard and risk assessments done with the communities;<br />
e) early warning systems particularly for flooding and drought (See “Early warning, early<br />
Action, IFRCS);<br />
f) implementation arrangements at the level of the community as captured in the<br />
community disaster risk reduction plan;<br />
g) community adaptation projects that propose practical and achievable actions to prevent<br />
or reduce the effect of disasters;<br />
h) monitoring and evaluation of projects that build community adaptive capacity and<br />
reduce vulnerability.<br />
6.2 Programme components<br />
a) Conduct of a vulnerability and capacity assessment, including elements which should be<br />
part of any community intervention (e.g. stakeholder analysis; baseline data collection;<br />
community mobilisation; participatory analysis and prioritisation of problems, participatory<br />
analysis of relevant capacities and assets; livelihood assessment) as well as the specific<br />
analysis of risk factors and vulnerability to disasters and climate change. It is suggested that<br />
this be based on the tried and tested methodologies outlined in the suite of IFRC VCA<br />
assessment materials and/or the Caribsave methodology.<br />
b) Capacity building of community members in disaster risk reduction and<br />
preparedness, including building resilience to climate change, based on the revised<br />
<strong>CDEMA</strong> Disaster Preparedness Training Manual, which will include the following<br />
components currently under development:<br />
o Module on Climate Change Adaption; and<br />
o accompanying Participant’s and Trainer’s Handbooks;<br />
o accompanying audiovisual materials.<br />
c) Capacity building of community members in disaster response and recovery to<br />
improve community-level first responder capacity and ensure seamless articulation with the<br />
national disaster management mechanism and strategy.<br />
d) Capacity building of community members in public education and awareness and<br />
lobbying and advocacy, based on the techniques outlined in the Module on Climate Change<br />
Adaptation.<br />
e) Development of community-based public education and awareness campaigns that<br />
draw on the creative talent and traditional knowledge of community members.<br />
f) Capacity building of lead community-based organisations in core aspects of good<br />
governance and effective organisational management including:<br />
o strategic visioning and planning;<br />
o developing and maintaining effective CSO governance structures;<br />
o financial planning and management;<br />
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