Leadership Manual

The purpose of the Leadership Manual is to assist leaders in the community to strengthen local agriculture for climate change. Leaders will be equipped with information and lessons to raise awareness, identify vulnerabilities and plan actions at the community level.

The leadership Manual is a step-by-step manual that helps the community:

LEARN how the impacts of climate change will affect food production

IDENTIFY the key risks to food security due to the impacts of climate change

PRIORITISE the key areas that require help 

PLAN for the key climate change impacts that will threaten food security

Leaders will be equipped with information and tools to increase awareness of the impacts of climate change, to assess the risks to food production and appropriate adaptation strategies and technologies, and develop a community plan to adapt current and future farming methods to ensure steady food production.

We consider ‘leaders’ to be those who work in the field with farmers and/or have a leadership role in the community. They might be:

• community leaders
• agriculture extension workers
• NGO field workers
• very active and/or formally educated farmers.

There are two other resources in which work together to support and educate on climate change and food security. They can be used together or separately depending on the needs of the community.

Farm Technology, Protecting food security through adaptation to climate change in Melanesia

This resource aims to provide a range of traditional and innovative technologies that make a positive contribution to strengthening food security in Melanesia in response to climate change. It is written for farmers and field or extension workers, teachers and those who work with farmers. This innovative resource was written by farmers and field workers, who worked alongside local illustrators to develop this guide.

Fact Sheets

The set of fact sheets promote simple, innovative and low-cost technologies for climate change adaptation and food security. They can be distributed as a set or given out individually to suit farmers’ needs.