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Effective, inclusive communication is one of the most powerful drivers of climate action. In Uganda, it became the bridge between national climate ambitions and the realities of communities in four pilot districts selected in the LIFE-AR initiative. Rather than treating communication as a routine outreach exercise, the LIFE-AR national and local teams used it as a strategic tool to build trust, shift perceptions and mobilise communities. With LIFE-AR, communities became the designers of adaptation solutions tailored to their needs. The example of Uganda highlights how a multi-level communication strategy enabled meaningful local participation. It offers lessons for scaling community-driven climate action.
A multi-level, locally grounded approach to community mobilisation
Tailored and inclusive communication tools for a wider reach
Co-creating messages with communities
What changed: stronger participation, clearer trust and local ownership
Key lessons and emerging best practices
Uganda’s LIFE-AR experience shows that communication is not a peripheral activity—it is central to building trust, legitimacy and accountable local climate governance. When messages are grounded in people’s realities, delivered through trusted channels and reinforced through multiple layers of engagement, communities become active partners in adaptation. In Uganda, LIFE-AR has shown a path toward climate action that is participatory, equitable and deeply rooted in people’s lived realities. The lessons from the four pilot districts point toward a model of climate communication that is participatory, equitable and sustainable—one that truly brings climate action home.
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