Transcript AfricaAdapt presentation at IDRC Official Side event, Durban

AfricaAdapt
Key lessons/accomplishments
New directions for phase 2
MOUSSA NA ABOU Mamouda
AfricaAdapt Knowledge-Sharing Network Coordinator
On behalf of the AfricaAdapt Team
OUTLINE
 Vital statistics on AfricaAdapt
 Testimonies on the ways the network is
enhancing adaptation exchange in Africa
 Key lessons learned and how they are
being acted on in phase 2
 Conclusions on the value of AfricaAdapt
and the difference it is making
VITAL STATISTICS ON AfricaAdapt
 More than 1200 members out of which
80% are Africans or Africa-based,
 Average of 3,500 visits/month of our
online Platform from 125
countries/territories
 863 followers on Twitter @AfricaAdapt
AA Platform: Stats of January 2011
AA followers on Twitter
 03 calls for applications under the
Innovation Fund,
 More than 1000 applications received
under the 3 calls,
 23 Innovative Adaptation KnowledgeSharing Projects funded/selected in 16 African
countries
07 Meet & Greet events organized in
Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda,
Burkina Faso
12 other events to come soon
Testimonies on the ways AfricaAdapt
is enhancing adaptation exchange in
Africa
Dr. Barrack
Okoba,
Agricultural
Research
Institute (KARI)
Kenya
“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. Maria
Onyango, Senior
Lecturer, Bondo
University College
of Maseno
University, Kenya
“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”
“The Connection I have built with
Mr. Negash Teklu,
Executive Director,
Consortium of
Population Health
and Environment
(PHE) , Ethiopia
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!”
Trust is key
for KS
SOME LESSONS LEARNED
M&E for KS
initiatives
Demanddriven vs
Marketing
approach
WAY FORWARD IN PHASE-2
 More face-to-face events, foster interaction
between members (Symposium, meet
&greet, D-groups)
 Flexibility and innovation in Monitoring &
Evaluation system (M&E forms,
Testimonies, peer-review,
 Incentivize/Create demand, enhance
stakeholder interaction.
Donors
Vulnerable
groups
Research
Media
Policy
/decisi
on
maker
s
VALUE of AA and the difference it is making
 Ultimately focusing on the vulnerable groups,
 Connecting people/stakeholders online and
offline,
 Facilitates decision-making in a changing climate
Are adaptation knowledge generation and
dissemination/sharing sufficient to make the
desired changes?
THANK YOU