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What Indicates Improved Resilience to Climate Change? A Learning and Evaluative Process Developed From a Child‐Centered, Community‐Based Project in the Philippines
Author(s) -
Chong Joanne,
Gero Anna,
Treichel Pia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.20134
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychological resilience , process (computing) , climate resilience , context (archaeology) , climate change , focus group , process management , environmental resource management , community resilience , adaptation (eye) , theory of change , program evaluation , monitoring and evaluation , psychology , political science , computer science , business , sociology , social psychology , public administration , geography , psychiatry , anthropology , ecology , environmental science , archaeology , biology , operating system , redundancy (engineering) , neuroscience , law , marketing
Community‐based climate change adaptation and resilience (CCAR) projects increasingly recognize that climate change impacts are localized, requiring context‐specific interventions. Conventional approaches to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are, however, ill‐suited to understanding the impact of such CCAR interventions. To address this gap, research based on a child‐centered community‐based adaptation project in the Philippines has developed a practical and replicable process for developing evidence‐based, local‐level indicators of effective adaptation. The process assesses how the project influenced children's knowledge, advocacy efforts, and impact on policy and practice. Evidence was generated from qualitative inquiry, primarily through focus group discussions with children. The analysis included scalar ratings to help to meet quantitative reporting requirements. A detailed guide was developed for implementing agencies to systematically understand, measure, and communicate evidence. The process can also be translated to community development projects seeking to evaluate change under uncertainty.