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Toolbox home References 6 short descriptions

The tools presented here illustrate some of the ways that data gathered can be prioritised and examined in more depth to establish clearer meanings and discuss alternative perspectives to encourage reflection with those who generate the information. They also offer ways of capturing and presenting the views of those experiencing the effects of climate impacts to decision makers who may not have direct experience themselves.

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Exemplary methods and tools

Name	Description	References
H Diagram	A versatile tool which can be adapted to fit a number of applications e.g. as a tool to assist local people in evaluating (and learning in the process) the performance of partnerships, programmes, agencies and initiatives; as a tool to identify local indicators for monitoring and evaluation, as a way to identify next steps and priorities for action and in the evaluation of workshops and training.	More information available at : http://www.planotes.org/documents/plan_03415.PDF Example of it in use as part of undertaking a Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) UNDP's Community Based Adaptation work is available as part of the Users Guide to VRA: http://www.undpadaptation.org/projects/websites/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=344
Participatory video	A participatory approach, using video as a tool with communities to research, reflect and analyse their own problems, and can be used to represent their ideas directly with policy-makers enabling participation at the village level to influence national policy-making processes	A photostory from Kenya explaininghow PV works in practice http://insightshare.org/sites/default/files/CBAA%20PHOTOSTORY_lowres.pdf Example of using participatory video from Change with Children in a Changing Climate (CCC), the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), and ActionAid Nepal (AAN) http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G02819.pdf General information and more examples available from: http://insightshare.org/engage/services/pvmonitoring
Photo techniques	Photostories are an innovative ways of engaging community members in explaining their livelihoods, vulnerabilities and opportunities. They are relatively easy and fun to carry out and allow for elderly and illiterate people to join in. The stories that emerge are based on photographs of real scenes and people.	http://www.zeitzfoundation.org/index.php?page=homefooter&subpage=Featured%20Projects&id=22
Rivers of Life and rivers of experience	a tool that can be used in a number of different ways e.g. as a way for a group to get to know each other, to reflect on key moments in the life of a person, group, organisation or project, as an evaluation devise to draw out what has value or was surprising, difficult etc. It could also be used as an anticipatory tool to explore hopes and fears for a new venture or piece of work.	http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G02828.pdf
Force fields	Force field analysis is a framework, first developed by Kurt Lewin, for understanding the factors that influence a given situation, either by driving movement toward a particular goal (motivating forces) or blocking such movement (constraining forces or barriers). Such forces can be very dynamic, varying both over time and with the experience and awareness of those tasked with identifying them. They can include aspects such as motivations, values, needs, personalities, goals, anxieties, and ideals as well as more structural aspects of organisational decision making processes.	http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_06.htm
Problem and solution trees	Problem tree analysis helps to find solutions by exploring cause and effect around an issue in greater depth a similar way to a Mind map, but with more structure. This allows the problem to be broken down into manageable and definable chunks enabling a clearer prioritisation of factors and focus for objectives. When done in a group the tool allows greater understanding of the interconnectedness and contradictory causes to develop which should lead to more workable solutions for everyone. Solution trees grow branches that address each of the roots of the problem tree.	http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5258&title=problem-tree-analysis