Knowledge Sharing for climate change adaptation in Africa

8th of June 2009

Overview

1. Overview of AfricaAdapt network2. Challenges for a knowledge sharing

intermediary3. Introducing the Knowledge Sharing

Innovation Fund

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Overview of AfricaAdapt

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AfricaAdapt Network

Africa Adapt

RESEARCHERS

POLICYMAKERS

PRACTIONERS

LOCALCOMMUNITIES

Mission and Objectives

Promote and facilitate knowledge sharing on climate change adaptation in Africa

• Translate info to meet stakeholder needs• Build partnerships with organisations /

projects to learn & share knowledge • Identify and address capacity constraints to

knowledge access, sharing and use• Demonstrate the value of a culture of

knowledge sharing

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Host Partners

• Environment et Development du Tiers Monde (ENDA) – Senegal• Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

(FARA) – Ghana• IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre

(ICPAC) – Kenya• Institute of Development Studies (IDS) – UK.

Online Activities

•Interactive platform hosting a community of practice

•Editorialised information and newsfeeds

•Thematic overviews and summarised research

•Briefings for policy-makers

•Multimedia repository

Offline Activities

•Face-to-face meetings

•Paper-based and CD dissemination service

•Newsletter

•Radio-based programs in local languages

•Mobile alert service

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Challenges for a knowledge sharing intermediary

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Challenges for a knowledge intermediary

• Overcoming linguistic and regional barriers (francophone/ anglophone Africa)

• Sourcing the most pertinent information for diverse stakeholders

• Promoting local knowledge that is not readily accessible

• Identifying appropriate community intermediaries• Raising researcher awareness on the value of

regular knowledge sharing

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Introducing knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund

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Knowledge sharing barriers

Language Access to information

Gender Disability

Innovation Fund

• Grants of up to US$10.000

• Selection criteria : Engage Hard to reach and Marginalised communities

• Target : African researchers, local and civil society organisations, cooperatives and community networks , among others

First round of submissions : Open from 1 July to 1 August 2009.

Innovative ideas

Innovative knowledge sharing !

Videos

TheatreRadio

Visual artsSongs

Thank You!

www.africa-adapt.netinfo@africa-adapt.net