This document outlines the principles and objectives of the weADAPT platform, which aims to promote adaptation as a process of socio-institutional learning by sharing information on climate adaptation issues. The platform seeks to (1) provide accessible information and tools to guide adaptation projects, (2) allow users to share experiences and lessons learned, and (3) create a community of practitioners and researchers to accelerate adaptation capacity building. Key questions explored include how to represent different knowledge types, build communities of practice, encourage knowledge use, and support continuous learning.

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weADAPT:
sharing information and learning lessons on
climate adaptation issues

2. Principles
 Adaptation is
 a complex process of socio-institutional learning
 recognises often competing stakeholder goals and processes
 uses information at various levels and in many ways
 The future is uncertain, but we know enough to act
 Adaptation strategies and actions should be robust against a
wide variety of future conditions; rather than assuming we can
predict future impacts and provide climate proofing measures.
 The value of information is in
 reducing the uncertainty in making a decision
 integrating climate change and climate change adaptation in 'good
enough' practice in risk management

3. Objectives
 Users will find accessible information and tools to guide
development of adaptation projects
 Users will be able to upload their experiences, sharing
successes (and challenges), to reflect and learn from each
other.
 Create a broad community of practitioners and
researchers, drawing upon the collaboration with planners
and decision-makers, to accelerate development of
professional and institutional capacity for adaptation.
 The ultimate aim of the platform is to promote adaptation as
a process of socio-institutional learning, supported by
shared information on present and future risks.

4. + Questions we have tried
to explore
 In what ways can we represent
both high quality scientific and local knowledge?
 How do we build and link communities of practise?
 How do we build trust and break down barriers in sharing?
 How do we encourage this knowledge to be used?
 How do we support continuous learning?

5. Principles

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Identified needs
 learn about knowledge networks
 increase knowledge sharing capacity
 improve collaboration
 build on existing research, avoid redundancy
 collective ownership
 linking different knowledge systems
 decision making knowledge
 downscaled climate data – link to CIP-
weADAPT user journeys

7. Guidance and Experience
 Knowledge Base
 Pages
 Guides
 Briefing Notes
 Climate change science for development planning
 Climate Change Information Portal
 Uncertainty
 Manuals and Toolkits
 Vulnerability assessment and analysis
 Adaptation Decision Making Review
 Adaptation Layer
 500+ case studies (placemarks) of lessons learnt

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9. Initiatives / topics

10. Initiatives / topics

11. Adaptation Layer

12. Knowledge sharing
opportunities,
synthesis of lessons
learned and
communication of
climate adaptation
stories

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Why weADAPT?
 Going beyond knowledge sharing
 Integrating knowledge in intelligent ways
 Ensuring it is from a variety of credible sources
 Linking communities of practise with different
needs and approaches
 Linking different types of knowledge

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Lessons learnt
 More ownership
 The process ensures quality
 Increase knowledge sharing capacity
 Improved links between content and people
 Facilitating ability to grow networks
 Intelligent and intuitive – tailored and
personalised
 User-friendly urls needed

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Lessons learnt
 Less technical content (linking communities)
 Improved editing interface (user friendly)
 Improved quality control
 Links to climate information in useful ways
(CIP)
 Incorporating GIS for ‘Adaptation Stories’

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Ownership
 Different levels of user access

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Processes for sharing
content

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Integrating information

19. + Bridging networks

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Breaking down barriers
to sharing
 Contributions = visibility
 For individual
 For organisation
 Between individuals and organisations
 Increasing multiplicity of links to many
other types of content

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Link to people interested in the same issues and grow your
network

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Visibility
Increasing visibility of both individual and organisation

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Visibility

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COBAM

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 Add adaptation projects to the weADAPT
Adaptation Layer - search for what others are
doing!

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Make edits... ...and view changes

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Adaptation Layer
Using search terms you are interested in and create
adaptation stories (example video)

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Knowledge base article
All content is meaningfully integrated in our Knowledge Base,
creating intelligent links with other data

30. + Forests and climate change
All data is linked in to all other relevant content including articles,
projects, individuals, partner organisations and other initiatives and
networks
weadapt.org/forests

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weadapt.org/oxfam

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weadapt.org/using-climate-information

33. + Initiative on adaptation decision-
making
weadapt.org/adaptation-decision-making

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Stories and Narratives of
Adaptation
 Experience
 Climate Data
 Other biophysical
data (e.g. WEAP, agro-
ecological zones, etc)
 Forest change simulation
 Data on adaptation projects
 = stories and key messages

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Next steps
 Integrating and linking to downscaled climate data
– see user journeys at
weadapt.org/using-climate-information
 Adaptation decision-making – see tools review at
weadapt.org/adaptation-decision-making
 Adaptation Decision Explorer (ADx) prototype for
screening adaptation options

36. + Next steps
n Register at weADAPT.org
n Add your organisation and logo
n Fill out your profile 
n Sign up to initiatives you are interested in
For questions or technical problems contact us at
info@weadapt.org

37. Get in touch
 We are always responding to requests for new
features to allow networks to use their site space
in their own ways
 We are also seeking Knowledge Partners who
wish to take over topic areas or create new ones
and manage them for their own networks
For questions on weADAPT contact us at
info@weadapt.org
Thank you