Knowledge Translation and Dissemination in Adaptation Research

1. Knowledge Translation and Dissemination in Adaptation Research Dr. James Ford, Dr. Shuaib Lwasa, Dr Lea Berrang-Ford, Dr Alejandro Llanos, and the IHACC Team

2. Introduction • Importance of KT in adaptation research • Effectively informing policy • KT as an intervention (capacity development, promotes knowledge) • Ethics of research • Importance of KT in IRIACC • “Shaping policies or practices that help vulnerable populations and sectors adapt to climate change,” (RFA, pg 3) • Two key dimensions of KT • Research design • Examples of media for KT

3. KT & Research Design • End-of-grant KT • Contact policy makers on project completion • Reports, policy briefings, presentations, meetings • ‘Pipeline’ model of KT • Integrated KT • Process of ongoing engagement and interaction

4. KT & Research Design Pearce, Ford et al (2009), Polar Research

5. KT & Research Design • End-of-grant KT • Contact policy makers on project completion • Reports, policy briefings, presentations, meetings • ‘Pipeline’ model of KT • Integrated KT • Process of ongoing engagement and interaction • Ongoing engagement and interaction important to ensure research and KT is relevant for decision making

6. Audiences Study Communities Policy Makers Media General Public Scientists Targeted posters & brochures Press releases COP side event Informal blog posts Direct engagement Conferences Videos Journal Articles Online tools & up-to-date website (where available)

7. Example: Web-based TK banks for adaptation • Indigenous knowledge bank = identified as a key intervention • http://nauvikhaq.com (Username: reviewer, Password: forreview1) • Engage community members and policy makers in development • Formal evaluation

8. Example: Stakeholder training • Identified as key outcome in pilot research McGill-Inuit TapiriitKanatami workshop on systematic literature reviews techniques, Fall 2010

9. Example: Adaptation leaders program