Mangrove Saplings (© MSSRF)
Situation Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment
Participatory rural appraisals help to draw a picture of both the socio-economic and environmental situation and the major concerns. Geographical assessments and the use of geographical information systems help to identify the project area and risk zones that are affected most by climate change impacts like sea level rise and salinity.
Conditions for adoption elsewhere:
- Information on current and predicted mean sea levels
- Modelled impacts from sea level rise on the coastal area and community targeted
- No conflicts between hamlets in the target area
- Willingness of the community, and support for a sustained participatory process
A combination of participatory and scientific tools such as GIS is very useful in bring out the real issues faced by the people.