The objectives of outputs at this level are:

• to foster empowerment, both at the local and at a wider level;
• to create awareness of what changes are taking place spontaneously in communities and in what context; and
• to act as a catalyst for future development and a possible mechanism for facilitation for conflict resolution.

The community level output will serve to link local knowledge with contemporary or scientific/technical knowledge.

The community level output is a simplified version-perhaps 20 pages-of the country report. It would summarize the background, giving a brief (one to two page) profile of the community, supplemented by diagrams and maps. The documents would describe in simple language the adaptive strategies in the context of the community, and the policy context.

Finally, the community document should make suggestions for the future; it would indicate what policy changes the community might attempt to secure, and through what appropriate channels and methods. Worth noting here is the need to target different recommendations at different levels: for example, certain requests or proposals might be directed to the district or local government administration, to take actions that are within its designated power.

The community paper could also indicate what advocacy strategies could be pursued, suggest appropriate indicators that might be employed to demonstrate measurable progress toward sustainable livelihoods, and possible local projects for follow up. This document can then become the community's reference document for action.

The process of preparing this community level output requires two further steps:

• A process of validation of the results with the communities; and
• A process of translation and packaging of findings in appropriate idiom, so that the results are accessible. The documents should be able to address a heterogeneous readership, from literate community representatives, to academics and policy makers.

The possibility of further derived outputs should be considered. These might consist of local translations and popularizations, using different media and local idiom.