Creating win – win climate change adaptation strategies through

joint learningBette Harms (LEI)

Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga (Alterra)Jan Verhagen (PRI)

Jolanda van de Berg (LEI)

The issue at stakeBest practices in climate adaptation in agriculture are numerous, the challenge lies in applying them at a larger scale,but under which conditions can “best adaptation practices” be scaled up?

“Copy Paste” does not apply

Climate adaptation requires joint learningLearning is central to creating the capacity to change, as

knowledge is one of the factors that drives human behavior

Social Learning

Organizational Learning

Individual Learning

The role of science?

A shift from knowledge dissemination to knowledge co-

creation

Scientists are no longer mere knowledge providers, but also increase the quality of societal negotiation processes by:

mobilizing and integrating scientific and local knowledge and

strengthening learning processes and capacities

Capacity development for climate adaptation in Ethiopia

Training

Policy support

Knowledge

Change process (MSP/ learning/ complexity and uncertainty)

Sustainable development (people, planet ,profit)

Adaptation to climate change as a change process

Climate change

Climate change impacts

Climate adaptation

RecommendationsCreating win-win adaptation strategies requires joint learning

Joint evaluation of “best practices” in climate adaptation to gain insight into the conditions under which these practices can be scaled up.

Strategic knowledge generation and information provision on climate adaptation needs to be demand driven and build on the innovativeness of farmers.

Thank you

Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI)part of Wageningen University and Research Centre

http://portals.wi.wur.nl/climatechange

bette.harms@wur.nl