Effective adaptation planning requires communicating information about climate change in a credible and relevant manner that builds determination across society to address climate risks. The need for appropriate communication of climate risks is particularly great in the developing world where vulnerability to climate change and variability is extensive and adaptation planning is lagging, stemming from poor understanding and awareness of the long-term impacts and implications of climate change on livelihoods and development, low institutional capacities to relay information, and lack of access to resources to support adaptation planning.