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Madam Gorong: Li enpòtan pou kominote yo menm yo patisipe dirèkteman nan devlope solisyon pou adrese pwoblèm ak defi yo fè fas a. Sa a se yon pati nan ke yo te yon kominote fleksib ak adaptasyon. Si ou jis ke yo te di ki sa ki pi bon an oswa solisyon dwat pou ou san ou pa konplètman konprann raison a, li pa bati kapasite a adaptasyon ak entwisyon nan kominote ki fè yo fleksib chanje. Kominote zile yo te siviv lontan de sa pa toujou ap obsève anviwònman yo ak aprann kouman yo pi byen adapte ak simonte obstak.
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Ms. Gorong: It is important that communities themselves are involved directly in developing solutions to address the issues and challenges they face. This is part of being a resilient and adaptive community. If you are just being told what is the best or right solution for you without fully understanding the rationale, it does not build the adaptive and intuitive capacity of communities which makes them resilient to change. Island communities had survived long ago by constantly observing their environment and learning how to best adapt and overcome obstacles.