Climate Change Adaptation Framework and Youth Entrepreneurship in West Africa.

ISBN:

9783030857547

Title:

Author:

Simmons, Andrew.

Personal Author:

Simmons, Andrew.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Series:

Sustainable Development Goals Ser.

Contents:

Intro -- Foreword -- Definition of Terms -- Acknowledgement -- Abstract -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1: Enhancing the Capacity of Youth to Adapt to the Impact of Climate Change and Other Development Calamities in Africa -- Global Climate Change and Biodiversity Challenges -- Paris Climate Change Agreement and Future Adaptation Efforts -- Impact of Climate Change in Africa -- Impact of Climate Change in Sierra Leone, West Africa -- Innovations to Enhance Human and Institutional Capacity and Efficiency -- Information Technologies and Information System (IT/IS) -- Management and Implementation of the Youth Climate Change Adaption Framework -- Youth Development and Implementation of the Framework in Sierra Leone -- The Outcomes of the YEEP Pilot Project in Sierra Leone -- Purpose of the Book -- References -- 2: An Assessment of the Literature on Youth Climate Change Adaptation and Development Calamities and Their Application to Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods Through Entrepreneurship in Africa -- Climate Change Scenarios and Effects on Youth -- Climate Change and Possible Manifestations -- Flooding and Sea Level Rise -- Natural Resources and the Environment -- Hurricane and Storms -- Youth Development and Employment -- Rationale for Investing in Young People -- Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation -- Top-Down Approach to Climate Change Adaptation -- Bottom-Up Approaches to CCA -- Hybrid Approach: Combining Top-Down and Bottom-up Approaches -- Human Capital as a Vehicle for Climate Change Adaptation and Youth Employment -- The Concept of Quality of Education in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Building -- The Rights-Based Approach to Quality of Education -- Youth, TVET and Adult Education in Africa -- Vocational Knowledge -- Critical Capabilities Approach -- TVET for Community Development.

Skills for Sustainable Development -- Innovations to Assess and Enhance the Institutional Capacity of Youth Agencies -- IS/IT and E-Learning -- Business Process Reengineering -- Summary of Chapter -- References -- 3: Application of Climate Change Adaptation Framework in Sierra Leone and Its Relevance to Enhancing Public-Private Partnership Policies and Practice in TVET Development -- Introduction -- Section 1: The Youth Climate Change Adaptation Framework -- Step 1: Climate Change Stressors/Pressures and Possible Effects -- Step 2: Socioeconomic and Physical Effects of Climate Change on Youth -- Step 3: Human Capital Adaptation Process -- Step 4: Adjustment to Youth Development Policies, Processes and Strategies -- Youth Development Outcomes to the Comprehensive Conceptual Framework -- Section 2: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Partner Institutions -- Reflection -- Section 3: The Public-Private Partnership and YEEP Pilot Model Conceptual Frameworks -- The Public-Private Partnership Framework -- Reflection -- YEEP Pilot Model Conceptual Framework -- Reflection -- Summary of the Chapter -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Memorandum of Understanding -- Appendix 2: Summary of the PPP Framework -- Introduction -- Appendix 3: Summary of the YEEP Pilot Model Framework -- Introduction -- References -- 4: The Assessment Tools for Boosting Organisational Capacity and Efficiency to Implement Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives -- Introduction -- NAYCOM Cultural Web -- An Organisational Culture to Support a Sustainable, Positive and Dynamic NAYCOM Moving Forward -- NAYCOM Information Technology/Information System (IT/IS) Operations -- Analysis of Current IT/IS Application Portfolio -- Assessment of the Use of the Flow Process Chart and Critical Path -- Designing the New Sustainable Pathway -- The Benefit of Designing the New Sustainable Pathway.

Reflection on the Application of the Assessment Tool -- Section 2: Factors Utilised to Drive Successful Implementation of the Project -- Component 1 -- Curriculum Modular Development -- Training of Supervisors and Mentors -- Employment and Employability -- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Component 2 (Table 4.2) -- Research on Career Guidance and Job Readiness Skills -- Curriculum and Modular Development -- Training of Counsellors and Instructors -- Training of Young People -- Component 3 (Table 4.3) -- GEP TOT and Reorientation -- GEP Training of Youth -- Reflection on YEEP -- Reflection on the Weaknesses of the YEEP -- Reflection on the Strengths of the YEEP -- Reflection on the Strengths of the Project -- Summary of the Chapter -- References -- 5: Curriculum Development as a Pathway for the Implementation of Climate Change Education and Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa -- Introduction -- Section 1: Methodologies and Processes Used for the CCESD Curriculum Development -- Collecting Data from Stakeholders -- Population Sampling for the Monitoring and Evaluation Process -- Desk Review -- Interviews -- Questionnaires -- Observations -- Case Studies -- Utilising Thematic Analysis Tools to Analyse FGDs and Interview Data -- Validation Workshops -- Reviewing the TVET Curricula and Training Manuals in Sierra Leone -- Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development Programme -- The Hotel and Tourism Management Course -- Current Training Methods and Equipment -- The Tourism Course -- Carpentry Training in TVET Institutions -- Current Training Methods and Equipment -- Sustainable Construction Course -- Aquaculture in Sierra Leone -- Fisheries Management in Sierra Leone -- Training Methods and Equipment -- Sustainable Aquaculture Course -- Agriculture in Sierra Leone -- Climate-Smart/Sustainable Agriculture Course.

Curricula Assessment Model -- Operationalisation of the YEEP TVET Assessment Framework -- Assessment Procedures -- Practical Supervision and Evaluation Procedure -- Reflection on the Curricula -- Section 2: Analysis of the Training of Trainers Scheme for Instructors and Counsellors -- TOT Methodologies -- TOT in CGJR -- Reflection on the Effectiveness of the Training Methods -- Component 1: Skills for Employment Programme -- Component 2: Career Guidance and Job Readiness Skills -- Component 3: Graduate Entrepreneurship Programme -- Summary of the Chapter -- References -- 6: Building the Resilience of Youth in Sustainable Livelihoods Through Entrepreneurship in West Africa -- Introduction -- Scaling Up the Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Project in Sierra Leone, West Africa -- Institutional Capacity-Building Tools -- Application of the Cultural Web -- IT/IS System in Decision-Making at Strategic Levels -- Business Process Reengineering -- Investing in Technology to Enhance Climate Change Adaptation -- Implementation of the Conceptual Framework on Climate Change Adaptation for Youth in Africa -- Stakeholders' Perspective on the YEEP: Reasons for Participating in the Project -- YEEP on Youth Employment and National Development -- Strategies for Upscaling YEEP -- Lessons Learned -- Component 1 -- Component 2 -- Component 3 -- Best Practice of the YEEP -- The Youth Climate Change Adaptation Framework -- A Hybrid Approach for Climate Change Adaptation -- Active Involvement of PIs in YEEP Development and Recognition -- Increased Participation of Youth -- PIs Valued as a Contributor to the Achievement of National Development -- Recommendation to Enhance YEEP -- Recommendation to Enhance the Upscaling of YEEP in Other African Countries -- Recommendations to Enhance Overall TVET -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices.

Appendix I Questions to Be Used During Focus Group Discussions with Youth -- Appendix II Questions Used During Interviews with Policymakers and Senior Officials -- Appendix III Questions to Enable Consortium Officials to Prepare Case Study on Youth -- Appendix IV Questions Used During the Administering of Questionnaires with Heads of Institutions and Instructors of Partner Institutions -- Index.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Climatology.

Human geography.

Cultural geography.

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Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2021

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Springer International Publishing AG,

2021.

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Summary

This book's purpose is to highlight the development challenges and successes of implementing the Youth Climate Change Adaptation Development Framework in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Over the past decade, Sierra Leone has experienced a series of development challenges, including internal conflict and Ebola outbreaks in most recent times. The dire unemployment situation in Sierra Leone is compounded by the emergence of climate change that negatively impacts all aspects of daily life and wellbeing, and the education and training provided do not prepare young people adequately for the job market. Therefore, building youth resilience to adapt to the impact of climate change and other development problems is a significant development challenge faced by policymakers in Sierra Leone. The government, through funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), has provided support for the implementation of a Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Project (YEEP) to reinforce the employability of Sierra Leone Youth as well as enhance their entrepreneurship and employment skills through the development of a framework that integrates education and vocational institutions with job market demand and supply. This approach has resulted in strengthening the occupational levels in the youth population segments of the country.

This book discusses the objectives and outcomes of this project, including curricula for Sustainable Construction, training of counselors and administrators, providing youths with supervisory skills, and developing tools to assess youth development institutions' weaknesses and enhance institutional capacity to deliver climate change adaption for sustainable development programmes. The book can be used by policymakers from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and LDCs in Africa and Asia. It can be used by researchers working on Climate Change, Education, Sustainable Development, emphasising Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development in bothdeveloping and developed countries. It can also be used by practitioners involved in implementing innovations in youth development, employment, entrepreneurship, sustainable livelihoods initiatives, climate change adaptation, and mitigation. These practitioners and researchers would find this book an invaluable resource to support their work in the field.

Author Notes

Dr. Andrew Simmons is a grass-root environmental activist from Enhams, St Vincent and the Grenadines. He is the Head of Mission in Sierra Leone and a Lead International Development Consultant for LATTANZIO Kibs, a management consulting firm offering Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) globally, focused on public sector reform and private sector SME development.