REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON CAPITALIZATION OF EXPERIENCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

1. REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON CAPITALIZATION OF EXPERIENCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Maputo, 7-11 May 2012

2. Definition of key concepts Knowledge Management Capitalization Communication Traditionnels knowledge Etc.

3. Knowledge Management • Inclusive concept thatrefers to all initiatives thatenable an organization to manage and enhance the flow of knowledge thatcreatesitself or acquiresfromoutside. • An organization must ensure the use and production of knowledge, interpretation, structuring, capitalization and sharing of knowledge.

4. Knowledge Management Knowledge management thereforerefers to: • Learning ability and innovation • The capability to exploit the individual knowledge into a mobilizableinstitutionalcompetence • The ability to developskills • The ability to capture the experiential capital of an organization to strengthen the internaldynamics and impact on itsenvironment

5. Capitalization of experiences • Capitalization of experience is a process of identification, collection, organization, analysis and validation of knowledge on a given initiative • It refers to capture of knowledge diversityfromexperience in order to learnfrom and share • It thereforeresults in an action of communication and integrates the perspective of knowledge management

6. Communication • All the resourcesand techniques for disseminationof message trought a more or lesswider audience, heterogeneousand action to influence. • It is the subject of strategies and communication plans in order to manage theireffects • It alsoparticipates in the dissemination and use of knowledge

7. Tradiditionnal knowledge • Basic system of Local decisions • Contextualized and oftenunproven on a universalscale • Non-formal transmission of mechanism, • Tacitknowledge, • Not theoreticalpractical knowledge • Dynamic and constantlyevolving

8. Traditional Knowledge in climate Change Adaptation • Rainfallforecast • Proposals on technicalchoices made ​​as a function of forecastresults • Incantations to cause rain • Adaptation of agro-forestrytechniques • Techniques of water conservation and soil

9. Callengerelated to traditional knowledge • Protection and safeguarding of traditionalknowledge • Conservation of biodiversity • Traceability of the diffusion process • Enhancement of local cultural heritage • Understanding and mobilization of ST adaptation mechanismfacing the evolution of contexte

10. Importance of traditional knowledge in adaptation programs • Greateradaptabilityof adaptation programs • Enhanced participation of affectedcommunities; • Empowerment of people in the decisionprocess • Betterunderstanding of the situation and local practices by externalagents • Strengtheningof reproducibilityconditions (use of local resources)

11. Remember • Diversity of knowledge • Holders • Dimensions • Transmission mechanisms • Challenge of recovery, principle of equal importance to the UniversalHeritage

12. Thank you for your attention!