An introduction to weADAPT (2011)

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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

info@weadapt.org