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Knowledge dissemination for informed decision-making in a changing climate Lessons from the AfricaAdapt Network. MOUSSA NA ABOU Mamouda AfricaAdapt Knowledge-Sharing Network Coordinator On behalf of the AfricaAdapt Team. OUTLINE Why does knowledge sharing matter in a changing climate?
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Knowledge dissemination for informed decision-making in a changing climate Lessons from the AfricaAdaptNetwork MOUSSA NA ABOU Mamouda AfricaAdapt Knowledge-Sharing Network Coordinator On behalf of the AfricaAdapt Team
OUTLINE • Why does knowledge sharing matter in a changing climate? • How can knowledge sharing help decision making in a changing climate? • What is AfricaAdapt doing to promote KS for decision making? • Some challenges to address
Why does adaptation knowledge dissemination matter? • Climate is changing: how? When? Where? What? • Development targets impacted by CC are also changing
How can knowledge sharing help decision making in a changing climate? Sharing existing experiences and success stories offers options … for decision making
Availability of several options … • Reduces uncertainty, • Saves time and resources and peed up decision making.
What is AfricaAdapt doing to promote KS for decision making?
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SOME CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS • Knowledge sometimes not in the way policy/decision makers can access/understand it • Knowledge producers often do not want to be bound to external demand • Lack of “policy-relevant” knowledge • Credibility, reliability, trust • Difficulty to communicate, interact, engage with policy/decision makers in knowledge sharing