TAILORED TRAINING FOR TRAINERS OF THE SELECTED GRANTEES IN UNEP TOOLS AND APPROACHES

On 6 September, SIC ICWC held tailored training for trainers of the selected grantees in the UNEP training package for community environmental action planning. The training took place in the city of Fergana, Uzbekistan. This training was organized as part of the project “Facilitating region-specific approaches to addressing climate and environmental-related risks for peace and security” in Central Asia.

The aim of the training was to disseminate the adapted UNEP tools and approaches in the analysis of climate-related risks and work with local communities in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Trainers included Boris Gojenko and Alexandr Dolidudko from SIC ICWC, national project coordinator from Uzbekistan Djurabek Saimatov, and gender and environmental expert from Uzbekistan Odinakhon Yakubova.

Trainees were represented by two consortia of NGOs selected as sub-grantees in Uzbekistan:

• Ho'qandi Latif Kelajagi / Fergana branch of NGOs’ Association
• Salomatlik plus Ecologiya / Hamroh

The training was organized in the form of interactive discussion given that the UNEP approaches should be tailored to conditions of Uzbekistan.

The training included both theory and practical exercises.

The first theoretical part addressed the following topics:

• Key concepts and linkages
• Presentation of the Strata platform
• Nature-based solutions: case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America
• Mobilization of local communities in adaptation planning and decision making
• Adoption of participative approaches
• Advancing and realizing ideas

The second practical part included:

• Joint problem analysis and brainstorming
• Familiarizing with problem analysis tools, such as:
  • Connectors and dividers
  • Problem tree
  • Solution tree
  • Seasonal calendar
  • Linkage Charts
• Familiarizing with decision making tools, such as:
  • Feasibility matrix
  • Prioritization matrix
  • Analysis of scenarios
• Discussion of adaptation methods at the level of target regions in Uzbekistan
• Practicing concepts and methods for collection of opinions on adaptation to changing climate and its effects at community level
• Exercises in data and information collection and analysis at community level

During the training, participants actively discussed approaches to identifying climate-related risks, adaptation, and nature-based solutions in priority regions and project areas. By the end of the training, they had acquired the technical skills and knowledge needed to effectively implement and scale up project activities at the community level.