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Dady Demby, Jacqueline Nnam, Myra Wopereis-Pura, Ramadjita Tabo

AfricaAdapt: promoting knowledge sharing to support climate change adaptation by African communities. Dady Demby, Jacqueline Nnam, Myra Wopereis-Pura, Ramadjita Tabo. Outline. Introduction: Why AfricaAdapt Who we are What we do Achievements Benefits Way forward

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Dady Demby, Jacqueline Nnam, Myra Wopereis-Pura, Ramadjita Tabo

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  1. AfricaAdapt: promoting knowledge sharing to support climate change adaptation by African communities Dady Demby, Jacqueline Nnam, Myra Wopereis-Pura, Ramadjita Tabo

  2. Outline • Introduction: • Why AfricaAdapt • Who we are • What we do • Achievements • Benefits • Way forward • Identified areas of collaboration with AI

  3. Why AfricaAdapt– the challenge Impacts of climate change are already being felt. yet… • There is limited access to research outputs • Research is not informed by local needs • Policy makers are not informed appropriately • Local knowledge is not shared

  4. Why AfricaAdapt– the opportunity • Increasing awareness and interest in climate change • There is a lot of research (past and ongoing) • Growing appreciation of local knowledge • ICTs to support knowledge sharing

  5. Who we are Africa based and African led knowledge sharing network (FARA, ENDA, ICPAC) Researchers, policy makers, NGOs/CBOs and local communities Bi-lingual (English/French)

  6. Our activities and services

  7. Achievements

  8. Established interactive web platform and repository (www.africa-adapt.net) • Forestry

  9. AA Platform: Stats of Feb 2012

  10. Convened multi-stakeholder knowledge sharing events • Science Symposium, March 2011 • - Sessions during conferences (COP, CBA, Bonn negotiations) • Meet and Greets • (Accra, Addis Ababa, Entebbe, Nairobi)

  11. Supported 23 communities to share knowledge Communities have used different media to share knowledge

  12. Produced publications to support knowledge sharing • Policy briefs • CD-ROM • Newsletter • AfricaAdapt tales • Stories of change • Symposium papers

  13. Benefits to stakeholders • Access to information on research, policy and practice • Networking with other stakeholders • Platform to share knowledge and experiences • Support for local community adaptation

  14. Benefits to stakeholders • A recent independent survey undertaken by UNDP under the ALM, the AAP and the Climate Tech wiki initiatives concluded that • AfricaAdapt is a majorknowledge-sharing network in Africa, • More than 30% of respondents under the survey mentioned AfricaAdapt as their primary source of information.

  15. “The most significant change that has taken place in our work as a result of the AfricaAdapt intervention is change of mind set regarding climate change issues and enhanced confidence that we can help people successfully adapt to climate change”. Dr. Barrack Okoba, Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Kenya

  16. “I have been able to get information particularly pertaining to climate change policies and projects, and concerns from other parts of Africa from AfricaAdapt website. The knowledge has been very instrumental to me in writing developmental papers, identifying information gaps. I think AfricaAdapt is a very useful platform for exchange of knowledge and networking with other like-minded people” Dr. Maria Onyango, Senior Lecturer, Bondo University College of Maseno University, Kenya

  17. “The Connection I have built with people and institutions through the face to face forums organized by AfricaAdapt is the most significant benefit I got from AfricaAdapt … it can’t be expressed in monetary terms!” Mr. NegashTeklu, Executive Director, Consortium of Population Health and Environment (PHE) , Ethiopia

  18. Way forward for AfricaAdapt (2012 and beyond) Launching Phase 3, with: Wider geographic coverage Increased thematic coverage Emphasis on offline activities and local communities engagement Expanding the partnership Identifying network champions Sustaining the network beyond the project cycle

  19. Identified areas of collaboration with Africa Interact • Mobilizing local communities by leveraging on existing partnerships and collaboration • Sharing access to AfricaAdapt database of; • members: • over 1,300 members • 80% from Africa • CCA initiatives in Africa • 23 innovation fund projects

  20. Identified areas of collaboration with AfricaInteract • Provide channels and expertise for research and policy dissemination (online and offline ) • Engagement beyond agriculture such as: • Energy • Climate science • Forestry

  21. www.africa-adapt.net

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