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 both developing 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(s): Andrew Simmons
Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 169
City: Cham
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
