Communicating climate change : a toolbox for local organisations in the Caribbean

Abstract

This toolbox has been developed to help local (non-governmental, community-based, and grassroots) organisations become more effective in telling their climate change stories and making their voices heard in lobbying and advocating for the policies, laws and other actions necessary to mitigate and adapt to climate change at the international, regional, national and local levels. It sets out a range of tools and approaches for effective communication about issues relating to climate change. The focus is on tools and approaches that are low-cost and easy to put into practice. It also includes suggestions on making effective use of the increasingly-affordable and accessible communication technologies that are available, such as email, the Internet, and video recorders. Although this toolbox has been developed with a Caribbean audience in mind and uses examples from this region, it is suitable for use by organisations in other parts of the world.