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Building capabilities of local climate change communicators towards climate change adaptation in the upland communities in Southeast Asia

This article highlights the experiences of the Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education (SEANAFE) and its collaborators in implementing capacity development activities for climate change adaptation of upland communities in the four collaborating countries, namely Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines and Viet Nam. This capacity-building project focused on the training of local climate change communicators who would serve as the local trainers and disseminators of climate change-related issues and developments among the local community members. It also aims to continuously build awareness among the local stakeholders about climate change issues, causes, impacts and adaptation strategies. Among the outputs of this project are the information materials on climate change and a policy brief that would be used as an instrument in lobbying local policy makers.