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1Martha Bißmann
WIP Renewable Energies
The Knowledge Platform for Uptake of Climate Change Research Results
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*…AFRICA
is expected to be hit earliest and hardest!
*…Research Uptake – how does it work?
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Pred
iction
Mitig
atio
nAda
ptat
ion
Soci
o-Ec
onom
ics
CivilSociety
Legal Framework, Incentive
Programmes, …
Climate Change
Research
Policy & DecisionMakers
Recommendation,
Guidelines
*Climate Change Research Areas
*ADAPTATION to Climate Change:
Natural resources management, Energy and water security
Desalination and purification technologies
Agriculture, Fisheries, Agro-Forestry
*Climate Change MITIGATION:
Renewable Energies, Bio-technology
Efficient energy use & energy conservation
Sustainable transport, urban planning,
Emission trading
Land use management, reforestation & avoided deforestation
*Climate Change PREDICTION and IMPACT Assessment:
Natural Disasters Forecast
Climate Forecast
Gender, Health, Poverty, Food security
EU-Africa Joint
Strategy
S&T Objectiv
e
AFRICA
Climate related RESEARCH
projects:
Environment (incl. Climate)
Fisheries
Agriculture
Health
Food
Biotechnol
ogy5
*EU Research Support
*FP7 Project Examples 1/2
Better wetland management & Integration of wetlands into River Basin Management
Research Topic: NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Coordinator: Anteagroup, BE
Main results: Wetland Management Strategies
Decision Support Guidelines, Toolbox
Vulnerability assessment
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*FP7 Project Examples 2/2
Better prediction of future outbreaks of three water-related Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs) - as a result of environmental
changes - in the East African Region
Research Topic: HEALTH
Coordinator: Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
Main results: Vulnerability assessment
Decision support tools
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*Research Dissemination
Challenges… 8
Researchers and stakeholders/end-users don‘t speak the same language
Restrictions to data access
Limited sources for dissemination
Researcher’s Evidence Policy Maker’s Evidence“Scientific” (context free) Colloquial (contextual)
Empirically proven Anything that seems reasonable
Theoretically-driven Policy relevant
As long as it takes Timely
Caveats and qualification Clear message
* Different Notions of Evidence of researchers & policy makers:
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*…the Solution!
AfriCAN CLIMATE The Web Platform for
Uptake of Climate Change Research Results in AfricaDuration: October 2011 – September 2014
(Research) Topic: DISSEMINATION
Coordinator: WIP Renewable Energies, Munich, DE
Objective: Translating research results into policy & projects
Main result: Web based multi-lingual, multi-functional,
interactive Knowledge Platform!
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*Target Groups and Multipliers
*Target Groups:Governments and local authorities
Practicioners
Investors
NGOs
*Multipliers:Researchers from past & current EU
and MS funded projects
Regional and multi-national African organisations (ECOWAS, ECCAS, SADC, AU, …)
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*Dissemination Strategy
*Focussing on promoting Good Practices
*Making research knowledge accessible for stakeholders, using standardized, simplified web content formats
*Engaging African-European research networks to leverage promotional support and exchange of knowledge
*Achieving full geographical, linguistic and thematic coverage
*Using innovative, but applicable *Web Functionalities
*Setting up a strong *Editorial Team, for “day-to-day” content management
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*Web Functionalities
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www.africanclimate.net
*Editorial Web Team14
Editoria
l
Board
•Approve editorial policy•Decide on “good practice case / highlighted research item of the month”•Monitor overa quality coherence; agree on optimization measures based on evaluation report by chief editor
Chief
Editor
•Monitors the whole editorial process•Monitors liaison work & knowledge transfer between external users and editors•Organises editorial board meetings, meetings with PAU and editorial team trainings •Coordinates development of editorial policy and guidelines
Networkin
g Coordinat
or
•Create and maintain the stakeholder database•Responsible for "Partners" section •Ensure the quality of the groups post entries in terms of political correctness •Ensure quick response by the editors to comments and questions stated relating the portal
Editors
•Identify and edit items for the climate change knowledgebase •Follow the editorial policy in continuous uploading and publishing of items•Verify the cohesion and correctness of the items proposed by external users•Animate scientific and other specialized online groups ("communities")
Documentalist
•Identify continuously research knowledge items •Support editors in editing research knowledge and good practices •Publish research items, news, events and links•Set up and maintain social media channels; help editors to animate online groups
*First Mock-Up of
Home Page
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*AfriCAN Climate Vision
„Being the BETTER GOOGLE for
Research Knowledge with Relevance
for Africa and have a real impact
through new Projects and Policies“
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*AfriCAN Climate Vision
„Being the BETTER GOOGLE for
Research Knowledge with Relevance
for Africa and have a real impact
through new Projects and Policies“
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*Thank you for your attention!
