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weADAPT:sharing information and learning lessons on climate adaptation issues
Principles
Adaptation is a complex process of socio-institutional learning recognises often competing stakeholder goals and processes uses information at various levels and in many ways The future is uncertain, but we know enough to act
Adaptation strategies and actions should be robust against a wide variety of future conditions; rather than assuming we can predict future impacts and provide climate proofing measures.
The value of information is in reducing the uncertainty in making a decision integrating climate change and climate change adaptation
in 'good enough' practice in risk management
Objectives
Users will find accessible information and tools to guide development of adaptation projects
Users will be able to upload their experiences, sharing successes (and challenges), to reflect and learn from each other.
Create a broad community of practitioners and researchers, drawing upon the collaboration with planners and decision-makers, to accelerate development of professional and institutional capacity for adaptation.
The ultimate aim of the platform is to promote adaptation as a process of socio-institutional learning, supported by shared information on present and future risks.
+ Questions we have Questions we have tried to exploretried to explore
In what ways can we representIn what ways can we represent
both high quality scientific and local knowledge?both high quality scientific and local knowledge?
How do we build and link communities of practise?How do we build and link communities of practise?
How do we build trust and break down barriers in How do we build trust and break down barriers in sharing?sharing?
How do we encourage this knowledge to be How do we encourage this knowledge to be usedused??
How do we support continuous learning?How do we support continuous learning?
Principles
+Identified needsIdentified needs
learn about knowledge networksincrease knowledge sharing capacityimprove collaborationbuild on existing research, avoid redundancycollective ownership linking different knowledge systemsdecision making knowledgedownscaled climate data – link to CIP-
weADAPT user journeys
Guidance and Experience Knowledge Base
Pages Guides
Briefing Notes Climate change science for development planning Climate Change Information Portal Uncertainty
Manuals and Toolkits Vulnerability assessment and analysis Adaptation Decision Making Review
Adaptation Layer 500+ case studies (placemarks) of lessons learnt
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Initiatives / topics
Initiatives / topics
Adaptation LayerAdaptation Layer
Knowledge sharing opportunities,
synthesis of lessons learned and
communication of climate adaptation
stories
+Why weADAPT?Why weADAPT?
Going Going beyondbeyond knowledge sharing knowledge sharing
IntegratingIntegrating knowledge in intelligent ways knowledge in intelligent ways
Ensuring it is from a variety of credible Ensuring it is from a variety of credible sourcessources
Linking communities of practise with Linking communities of practise with different needs and approachesdifferent needs and approaches
Linking different types of knowledgeLinking different types of knowledge
+Lessons learntLessons learnt
More ownership The process ensures qualityIncrease knowledge sharing capacityImproved links between content and
peopleFacilitating ability to grow networksIntelligent and intuitive – tailored and
personalisedUser-friendly urls needed
+Lessons learntLessons learnt
Less technical content (linking communities)
Improved editing interface (user friendly)Improved quality control Links to climate information in useful
ways (CIP)Incorporating GIS for ‘Adaptation Stories’
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Different levels of user access
OwnershipOwnership
+Processes for sharing content
+Integrating information
+ Bridging networks
+Breaking down barriers to sharing
Contributions = visibility
For individual
For organisation
Between individuals and organisations
Increasing multiplicity of links to many other types of content
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Link to people interested in the same issues and grow your network
+Visibility
Increasing visibility of both individual and organisation
+Visibility
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+COBAM
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Add adaptation projects to the weADAPT Adaptation Layer - search for what others are doing!
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Make edits... ...and view changes
+Adaptation Layer
Using search terms you are interested in and create adaptation stories (example video)
+Knowledge base article
All content is meaningfully integrated in our Knowledge Base, creating intelligent links with other data
+ Forests and climate change
weadapt.org/forests
All data is linked in to all other relevant content including articles, projects, individuals, partner organisations and other initiatives and networks
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weadapt.org/oxfam
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weadapt.org/using-climate-information
+ Initiative on adaptation decision- making
weadapt.org/adaptation-decision-making
+Stories and Narratives of Adaptation Experience
Climate Data
Other biophysicaldata (e.g. WEAP, agro-ecological zones, etc)
Forest change simulation
Data on adaptation projects
= stories and key messages
+ Next stepsNext steps
Integrating and linking to downscaled climate data Integrating and linking to downscaled climate data – see user journeys at – see user journeys at
weadapt.org/using-climate-informationweadapt.org/using-climate-information Adaptation decision-making – see tools review at Adaptation decision-making – see tools review at
weadapt.org/adaptation-decision-makingweadapt.org/adaptation-decision-making Adaptation Decision Explorer (ADx) Adaptation Decision Explorer (ADx) prototype for prototype for
screening adaptation optionsscreening adaptation options
+ Next stepsNext steps
1.1. Register at weADAPT.org Register at weADAPT.org
2.2. Add your organisation and logo Add your organisation and logo
3.3. Fill out your profile Fill out your profile
4.4. Sign up to initiatives you are Sign up to initiatives you are interested ininterested in
For questions or technical problems contact us at For questions or technical problems contact us at
