Creating win – win climate change adaptation strategies through joint learning Bette Harms (LEI)

1. Creating win – win climate change adaptation strategies through joint learning Bette Harms (LEI) CatharienTerwisscha van Scheltinga (Alterra) Jan Verhagen (PRI) Jolanda van de Berg (LEI)

3. The issue at stake Best 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

4. Climate adaptation requires joint learning Learning 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

5. 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

6. Capacity development for climate adaptation in Ethiopia Knowledge Training Policy support

7. Adaptation to climate change as a change process Change process (MSP/ learning/ complexity and uncertainty) Sustainable development (people, planet ,profit) Climate change impacts Climate change Climate adaptation

8. Recommendations Creating 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.

9. Thank you Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) part of Wageningen University and Research Centre http://portals.wi.wur.nl/climatechange bette.harms@wur.nl