The KBSP toolbox is useful for NGOs, government and private sector individuals who are involved in decision-making at the community level.
Climate change is accelerating. The potential impacts of 1.5°C to 2°C increases in global average temperatures by 2050 on Pacific communities and their livelihoods are likely to be severe. Other drivers of change, such as COVID-19, population growth, and financial and political crises, will continue to emerge and potentially accelerate, interacting with climate change to generate further uncertainty. Decision-making about community development needs to account for these changes and anticipate their impacts while improving human and ecological well-being.
KBSP uses a framework that differentiates the types of decisions that need to occur when taking systems approaches (‘clear’, ‘complicated’ and ‘complex’ decisions) and the types of brokering that are needed for each (‘infomediary’ or ‘knowledge translator’, ‘knowledge broker’ and ‘innovation broker’). Different skills are required for knowledge brokers to act as change agents within their system, depending on the context and complexity of decision-making.
Systems thinking is crucial to understanding the context and ensuring that decisions and appropriate interventions are co-designed. A suite of systems tools has been developed around a central ‘adaptation pathways’ approach, which is a process that supports decision-making when future uncertainty is great. You can follow the course structure in full or choose the modules that