Climate Change Communication and Social Learning

Climate Change Communication and Social Learning

[2012] This working paper by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) offers an overview of current theory and practice on climate change communication and social learning in the global South.

With a view of informing CCAFS strategy in this area, it presents a theoretical framework for understanding social learning and communication approaches and reviews the current landscape of methods, tools and decision aids in communicating climate change in the context of development. It explores user needs and perceptions, reviews the challenges of communicating complex issues and scientific evidence as well as relevant local knowledge, includes case studies from the CGIAR network of institutions and finally provides recommendations for adopting a social learning approach to communicating climate change and adaptation.